Guyana’s 'failed' immigration policies exposed country to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang -- Campbell

(Kaieteur News) – Parliamentary lead for the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Dr. Terrence Campbell on Friday raised concerns over comments made by President Irfaan Ali that the transnational organised crime syndicate from Venezuela, Tren de Aragua is present in the country.

Campbell laid blame squarely at the feet of government for allowing undocumented Venezuelans into the country. More alarming he said is that the country lacks the capability to monitor immigrants.

To this end, he said, “If Tren de Aragua is in this country, it is because this PPP government is operating without an updated immigration policy or an updated migrant labour policy, so I find it ridiculous that the president would come and have a whole national security speech to the country, about Tren de Aragua and we also know about the Syndicatos without admitting that it’s the failed policies, the failed immigration policies, and the failed migrant labour policies, of this PPP government, that it is because of that, that we have these criminal gangs operating in this country.”