Hundreds of Bahamians who survived Dorian were prohibited from escaping the island on a ferry destined for the U.S., reportedly for lacking paperwork. But now officials say those refugees should never have been blocked and would be welcomed stateside
Hundreds of Bahamians who survived Hurricane Dorian were prohibited from escaping the island on a ferry destined for the United States, reportedly for lacking the proper paperwork. But now U.S. officials say those refugees should never have been blocked from boarding and would be welcomed stateside.
“I think [Balearia] raised their expectations without fulfilling the requirements,” an officer said early Monday morning. CBP officials said they never demanded that passengers disembark the ferry leaving from Freeport and that they “would have been processed” once they arrived in the U.S. had Balearia not kicked them off the boat, according to Newsweek.
The CBP website lists alternative forms of identification Bahamians can provide to apply for entry into the U.S. if they don’t have a visa as long as they apply “at one of the US Customs and Border Protection Pre-clearance Facilities located in Nassau or Freeport International Airports.” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that CBP’s policy regarding Bahamians seeking refuge is due to “problems” in the country.
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