MAY 20 made it four months since US President Donald Trump decided to suspend refugee resettlement programmes in his country, affecting hundreds of thousands of would-be migrant families who had already made full preparations to go there.

The situation has also affected hundreds of refugee families currently staying in TT, the vast majority of whom had plans to travel to the US in October 2024. At the time, the expectant migrants each received a call suspending their trip from officials from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) with no further communication or context.

The IOM is in charge of transferring refugees to resettlement countries.