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The National Security Minister has responded to Opposition Leader's proposed deportation plan, of members of the Venezuelan migrant community if they do not get their act in order and desist from engaging in criminal conduct.

Juhel Browne brings us the details.
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00:00National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hines has said not all Venezuelan
00:04migrants are here illegally but whether legal or illegal immigrants have always
00:10been deported once they breach the laws of Trinidad and Tobago. Minister Hines
00:14noted that as for those authorized to be here this position was also clearly
00:20stated in the migrant registration framework policy. This was his response
00:25on Wednesday to statements made by opposition leader Kamala Prasad
00:29Besesar following the tragic murder of 69 year old the penal pensioner Winston
00:35Thomas. The opposition leader issued the latest campaign promise on Tuesday to
00:41take aggressive action against all illegal Venezuelan migrants and deport
00:46every one of them to their homeland by any means necessary if the Venezuelan
00:51migrant community does not get its act in order and desist from engaging in
00:57criminal conduct. Begin assisting the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service in
01:00identifying Venezuelan criminals and integrate peacefully into Trinidad and
01:06Tobago society. The National Security Minister said that call by the
01:09opposition leader generalizes and scapegoats an entire group. During a UNC
01:15event on Monday night the opposition leader made an apparent reference to the
01:19US president-elect's mass deportation plan in the United States. What Trump is
01:25doing if you don't behave yourself here go back home go back home
01:33treaties first safety first. Minister Hines said on Wednesday that the
01:38opposition leader unwittingly raised the several serious issues in what he called
01:43the reckless outburst intended to play politics and in his words mimic Donald
01:49Trump. Minister Hines said issues of government policy, crime, social cohesion
01:55and xenophobia arise from opposition leader Posada's statement. The National
02:01Security Minister said focusing solely on nationality also risks oversimplifying
02:06the very complex issues in dealing with our migrant population. Minister Hines
02:12further said it is worth noting that Deputy Police Commissioner Junior
02:15Benjamin's response emphasized the police's commitment to justice regardless
02:21of the nationality of those involved. The National Security Minister extended his
02:25deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Thomas even as the matter
02:31is under police investigation. Jewel Brown TV6 News
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