(Trinidad Guardian) – There are 15,042 people in T&T illegally—the majority of them being 1,015 Venezuelans, acting National Security Minister Dennis Moses confirmed on Friday.
He gave the figure in Parliament while replying to Opposition queries.
Moses said T&T had granted permanent residency to some 30,200 people up to May 2017.
However, between January 1 and May 1, 2017, he added there were 15,042 illegals.
This comprised 1,015 Venezuelans, 326 Colombians, 217 from the Dominican Republic, 183 Chinese, 65 Guyanese, 39 Nigerians and 20 Jamaicans.
