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]