"U.S. grateful to Guyana for helping address migration issues" - Ambassador Theriot

(Kaieteur News) – “We’re grateful to Guyana for agreeing to assist us in resolving our migration issues,” U.S. Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot stated, as the United States signalled its appreciation to Guyana for receiving non-citizen deportees under a newly finalised bilateral agreement.

The government has finalised a one-year migration cooperation framework with the United States, under which the country will receive, according to a statement issued on Saturday, limited, vetted group of non-criminals, skilled individuals through the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return Programme.

The agreement marks the immediate rollout of a temporary third-country deportation mechanism, with an initial cohort of six deportees, four originating from Cuba and two from Afghanistan, arriving in Guyana on Friday.