Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07GEORGETOWN642
2007-06-29 14:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Georgetown
Cable title:
DEPORTEES: PROPORTIONALLY, GUYANA DEPORTS MORE
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UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 000642
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS SMIG PREL CASC GY
SUBJECT: DEPORTEES: PROPORTIONALLY, GUYANA DEPORTS MORE
AMCITS
UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 000642
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS SMIG PREL CASC GY
SUBJECT: DEPORTEES: PROPORTIONALLY, GUYANA DEPORTS MORE
AMCITS
1. The issue of deportation was raised by President Bharrat
Jagdeo and other heads of government at the Conference on the
Caribbean. Caribbean interest in deportation is normally
presented as a concern over the impact on small nations of
the large number of deportees they must absorb. However,
Guyanese and Caricom officials occasionally insinuate that
the U.S. unfairly targets the Guyanese or Caribbean
population for deportation. Although not statistically
significant, a quick examination of the numbers shows that
the proportion of American citizens expelled by Guyana is
significantly higher than the proportion of Guyanese deported
by the United States.
2. Between June 2006 and May 2007, the USG deported 223
Guyanese citizens back to Guyana, or 0.10% of the 210,000
Guyanese-born persons living in the U.S. Of these 223
deportations, 31% were for immigration violations, 26% had
been convicted of drug crimes, 19% had been convicted for
felony robbery/burglary/larceny/weapons/assault, and 11% had
been convicted of sexual assault/rape.
3. In the same time period, Guyana expelled three U.S.
citizens, or 0.15% of the approximately 2000 American
citizens living here. One was expelled after serving a
sentence for cocaine possession, the other two were expelled
for immigration violations. The other major difference is
that the GoG did not purchase plane tickets for the American
citizens. Rather, the GoG incarcerated the three AmCits
until they (normally with Embassy assistance) were able to
purchase their own plane tickets.
Robinson
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS SMIG PREL CASC GY
SUBJECT: DEPORTEES: PROPORTIONALLY, GUYANA DEPORTS MORE
AMCITS
1. The issue of deportation was raised by President Bharrat
Jagdeo and other heads of government at the Conference on the
Caribbean. Caribbean interest in deportation is normally
presented as a concern over the impact on small nations of
the large number of deportees they must absorb. However,
Guyanese and Caricom officials occasionally insinuate that
the U.S. unfairly targets the Guyanese or Caribbean
population for deportation. Although not statistically
significant, a quick examination of the numbers shows that
the proportion of American citizens expelled by Guyana is
significantly higher than the proportion of Guyanese deported
by the United States.
2. Between June 2006 and May 2007, the USG deported 223
Guyanese citizens back to Guyana, or 0.10% of the 210,000
Guyanese-born persons living in the U.S. Of these 223
deportations, 31% were for immigration violations, 26% had
been convicted of drug crimes, 19% had been convicted for
felony robbery/burglary/larceny/weapons/assault, and 11% had
been convicted of sexual assault/rape.
3. In the same time period, Guyana expelled three U.S.
citizens, or 0.15% of the approximately 2000 American
citizens living here. One was expelled after serving a
sentence for cocaine possession, the other two were expelled
for immigration violations. The other major difference is
that the GoG did not purchase plane tickets for the American
citizens. Rather, the GoG incarcerated the three AmCits
until they (normally with Embassy assistance) were able to
purchase their own plane tickets.
Robinson