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Any Venezuelan nationals found entering the country illegally will be deported.

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley made the declaration during an interview on CNC3s The Morning Brew on Tuesday.

Further, those registered under the migrant registration process last year, if found to be assisting other Venezuelan nationals to enter Trinidad and Tobago illegally, will be deregistered and deported.

The Prime Minister noted that even as migrants continue to come to the country illegally, Government will not be holding another registration exercise.

He reiterated the governments stance on the matter.

"We have not taken a decision to register more Venezuelans. What we have also done, and the policy still stands at the time of registration if you were not among those who were registered who were here, who have come in over a period of time, if you were not among them and you turn up in Trinidad and Tobago, we will exercise our right to deport you. But, of course, it is on a case by case basis."

Rowley said Government took a humanitarian approach in having a registration exercise to allow Venezuelan nationals to live and work in T&T for a period of a year but the handling of the situation cant be based on an emotional response.

He said the country is doing what it can as it continues to treat with the migrant crisis.

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