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Saint Lucia Receives First Group of US Third-Country Nationals Under New Pilot Program

Saint Lucia welcomes its first six US nationals under a new pilot arrangement allowing up to 10 transfers per quarter.

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Minister for External Affairs Alva Baptiste confirmed that the new arrangement allows up to 10 people to be transferred to the island every three months. [1] Saint Lucia is set to receive its first group of six third-country nationals from the United States this week, consisting of five men and one woman. [2] The International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that its Collaborative Data Platform against Trafficking identified more than 230,000 victims and survivors from 199 countries between 2002 and 2024. [3] Minister Alva Baptiste ruled out detention for the transferred individuals, stating they will be treated with respect similar to how Saint Lucians are treated abroad. [4] Minister Alva Baptiste stated that the program is expected to run for up to two years to serve as a trial period for the government to assess how the arrangement works in practice. [5] According to the IOM, 58% of registered cases involve sexual exploitation, whereas forced labor accounts for 40% of cases. [6] The IOM reported that 73% of registered victims globally are women, while this proportion increases to 82% in the Americas. [7] The author observes that xenophobic jokes and the derogatory term 'venecos' have become part of everyday language among many Colombians, reflecting normalized dehumanization of Venezuelans. [8] UNHCR (ACNUR) recognizes the Venezuelan exodus as one of the world's largest population displacement crises. [9] According to the IOM study, half of the victims remained in a trafficking situation for two years or more. [10]
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  1. Minister for External Affairs Alva Baptiste confirmed that the new arrangement allows up to 10 people to be transferred to the island every three months. · St. Lucia Times
  2. Saint Lucia is set to receive its first group of six third-country nationals from the United States this week, consisting of five men and one woman. · St. Lucia Times
  3. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that its Collaborative Data Platform against Trafficking identified more than 230,000 victims and survivors from 199 countries between 2002 and 2024. · Runrun.es: En defensa de tus derechos humanos
  4. Minister Alva Baptiste ruled out detention for the transferred individuals, stating they will be treated with respect similar to how Saint Lucians are treated abroad. · St. Lucia Times
  5. Minister Alva Baptiste stated that the program is expected to run for up to two years to serve as a trial period for the government to assess how the arrangement works in practice. · St. Lucia Times
  6. According to the IOM, 58% of registered cases involve sexual exploitation, whereas forced labor accounts for 40% of cases. · Runrun.es: En defensa de tus derechos humanos
  7. The IOM reported that 73% of registered victims globally are women, while this proportion increases to 82% in the Americas. · Runrun.es: En defensa de tus derechos humanos
  8. The author observes that xenophobic jokes and the derogatory term 'venecos' have become part of everyday language among many Colombians, reflecting normalized dehumanization of Venezuelans. · Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia
  9. UNHCR (ACNUR) recognizes the Venezuelan exodus as one of the world's largest population displacement crises. · Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia
  10. According to the IOM study, half of the victims remained in a trafficking situation for two years or more. · Runrun.es: En defensa de tus derechos humanos
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