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Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 9, 2018 – St. Kitts and Nevis recorded just over a 100 percent increase in the number of nationals deported to the twin-island from the United States in 2017.
Statistics obtained from the United States Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) website stated that 16 Kittitians and Nevisians were deported in 2017 compared 9 in 2015.
ICE indicated that 15 nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis were deported in 2015.
The Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has identified St. Kitts and Nevis as among 23 countries that often refuses or delays issuing travel documents for ICE deportees.
In 2015, it took St. Kitts and Nevis 165 days to respond to ICE requests and the average number of days it takes for the countries to repatriate citizens.
When the deportation process takes longer than six months, ICE must release the foreign nationals under current laws.
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