US Deportee Policy a Racially Targeted Programme, Bermudan MP Says
By Kisean Joseph kisean.joseph@antiguaobserver.com Bermuda parliamentarian Chris Famous has described the United States’ third-country deportee programme as a racially targeted policy, alleging that immigration enforcement officials are disproportionately detaining people of colour while simultaneously extending refugee status to white South Africans. Famous, campaign chairman of Bermuda’s Progressive Labour Party and the territory’s ambassador to CARICOM, […]
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By Kisean Joseph
kisean.joseph@antiguaobserver.com
Bermuda parliamentarian Chris Famous has described the United States’ third-country deportee programme as a racially targeted policy, alleging that immigration enforcement officials are disproportionately detaining people of colour while simultaneously extending refugee status to white South Africans.
Famous, campaign chairman of Bermuda’s Progressive Labour Party and the territory’s ambassador to CARICOM, made the comments during a regional panel discussion on Observer Radio’s Big Issues programme on Sunday, examining how Caribbean leaders should respond to mounting US pressure to accept third-country nationals.
He said many of those currently detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement have no criminal record, despite public characterisations suggesting otherwise.
“They are willfully and intentionally arresting anyone who even looks Hispanic, anyone who looks Mexican, anyone who looks African,” Famous said, adding that individuals unable to immediately produce documentation are being detained regardless of how they entered the country.
Famous pointed to the Trump administration’s decision to offer refugee status to white South Africans, citing claims of genocide in South Africa, as evidence that the policy was selectively applied along racial lines.
He linked the enforcement approach to longer-term demographic concerns within the United States, arguing that by 2050, white Americans are projected to become a minority, and suggested the deportation programme is connected to efforts to slow that shift.
