{"id":226395,"date":"2025-02-21T09:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=226395"},"modified":"2025-02-21T09:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:50:42","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-will-not-rule-out-legal-action-over-false-claims-about-chinese-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-will-not-rule-out-legal-action-over-false-claims-about-chinese-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Will Not Rule Out Legal Action Over False Claims About Chinese Migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1798686317\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-antigua-and-barbuda-government-will-not-rule-out-legal-action-over-false-claims-about-chinese-migrants\">Antigua and Barbuda <strong>Government Will Not Rule Out Legal Action Over False Claims About Chinese Migrants<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Antigua and Barbuda government<\/strong> has not ruled out <strong>taking legal action<\/strong> against <strong>News Nation<\/strong> if the U.S.-based media outlet does not <strong>retract its claims<\/strong> about the country being involved in <strong>Chinese migrant smuggling<\/strong> to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the <strong>Post-Cabinet press briefing<\/strong>, <strong>Chief of Staff Lionel Hurst<\/strong> addressed the <strong>controversial report<\/strong>, stating that the government is prepared to challenge <strong>false allegations<\/strong> in court if necessary.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2766270877\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I don\u2019t think a decision has been made as yet, but if I know the way we operate in the past, we\u2019ll sue them. And they\u2019ll have to provide the evidence or they\u2019ll do as others have done in the past,&#8221;<\/em> Hurst said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1104905250\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>News Nation report<\/strong> alleged that <strong>Antigua and Barbuda, along with the Bahamas,<\/strong> were being used as <strong>transit points for smuggling Chinese migrants<\/strong> into the U.S. It also claimed that Chinese nationals were <strong>buying up thousands of acres of land<\/strong> in Antigua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurst <strong>strongly refuted<\/strong> these assertions, stating: <em>\u201cIt is not true that Chinese nationals are leaving Antigua and going into the United States. It\u2019s not true.\u201d<\/em> He explained that Chinese workers who come to Antigua typically <strong>arrive for government-backed projects<\/strong> and leave upon completion.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4262785898\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>government\u2019s ambassador to the U.S., Sir Ronald Sanders<\/strong>, has already sent a formal letter to News Nation demanding a <strong>retraction<\/strong> of the claims. However, no response has been received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurst pointed to a <strong>previous case<\/strong> in which Antigua successfully challenged false reporting. He referenced a <strong>BBC report<\/strong> that had accused <strong>former Prime Minister Lester Bird<\/strong> of <strong>misusing Medical Benefits Scheme funds<\/strong>. The BBC later <strong>settled the matter and retracted the story<\/strong> after failing to substantiate the allegations.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3896923422\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, 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