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Advocacy for Trinidad and Tobago
What’s Happening?
Trinidad and Tobago hosts tens of thousands of Venezuelans who have fled political and economic crises at home. Venezuelans on the island are not protected by any domestic refugee legislation and are subject to criminal penalties as a result. This means that Venezuelans live under the constant threat of detention and deportation without the ability to work legally or access education.
What Must Be Done?
Refugees International has pressed for better refugee policies on the twin-island nation. Refugees International’s advocacy, in coalition with others, ultimately led the government of Trinidad and Tobago to create a new policy that allowed more than 16,500 Venezuelans to temporarily regularize their status and access legal employment.
Latest Reports and Briefs
Latest Statements and News
Trinidad & Tobago: Return of Deported Children Gives Government Second Chance to Do the Right Thing
November 25, 2020
Refugees International Concerned about Reported U.S. Deportations of Venezuelans via Trinidad and Tobago
October 19, 2020
Refugees International Urges Trinidad and Tobago to Extend the Venezuelan Registration Process
June 13, 2019
Latest Advocacy Letters
17 Groups Urge Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister to Uphold the Rights of Children and Asylum Seekers
November 25, 2020
Trinidad and Tobago: 25 Groups Call for End to Refoulement and to Re-Open Registration for Venezuelans
October 8, 2020
RI Welcomes Commitment to Register Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago: Urges Generous Implementation of New Policy Proposal
April 11, 2019
Latest Perspectives and Commentaries
Featured Image: a Venezuelan asylum seeker who was arrested for “illegal entry“ and spent time in Trinidad and Tobago’s Immigration Detention Center and Maximum Security Prison. © Refugees International
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