00:00Attorney-at-law Nafisa Mohamed says Trinidad and Tobago has for a while been bombarded with the influx of Venezuelan
00:08migrants,
00:08but warns the country can no longer afford to bury its head in the sand.
00:13She tells the morning edition the first step must be a careful review and strengthening of the existing legal framework.
00:21Her comments come after eight men, three women and two babies were attained during an operation of Aireen on Friday.
00:30and are now expected to appear before the courts on charges related to illegal entry.
00:35One of the realities is that there are certain gaps in our laws still.
00:40You see, we are quick to review a lot of aspects of immigration,
00:45but they have difference between which is not legal for a race and specific immigration.
00:51And in the world's country, both we have more than less some of our laws, number one, our immigrants have
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00:59It will follow all the district legislation.
01:03Mohamed also points out that while this country is a signatory to international conventions addressing immigrants,
01:11key supporting legislation has still not been enacted locally, leaving gaps in enforcement and protection.
01:38She adds that although both the previous and current administrations introduced migrant registration exercises,
01:47there are concerns over how effectively the system is being managed.
01:52My concern with this process is by just claiming that the immigration officers have been on delay with assessment
01:59because they will come back with fear and more fear and more at the end of that court
02:04without looking at some of the concerns that...
02:08The attorney warns that there remains broader structural problems affecting the process.
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