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Gail Alexander
Opposition Senator Vishnu Dhanpaul has warned that the Constitution (Amendment) (Citizenship) Bill, 2025, could be exploited to abuse T&T’s citizenship and passports—including facilitating the infiltration of Venezuelan “sleeper cells.”
Speaking during Wednesday’s Senate debate, Dhanpaul said several clauses of the bill were “too wide” and questioned what lay behind them. While acknowledging the Prime Minister’s assurances of strict safeguards to protect national security, he urged consideration of other scenarios.
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