{"id":263296,"date":"2026-01-05T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=263296"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:33:03","slug":"lovell-slams-government-plan-to-accept-non-criminal-deportees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/lovell-slams-government-plan-to-accept-non-criminal-deportees\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovell Slams Government Plan to Accept Non-Criminal Deportees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1388212542\" 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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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Harold Lovell has criticised the government\u2019s stated willingness to accept non-criminal deportees from the United States, describing the policy as reckless and disconnected from local realities.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2783872852\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, 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\u201cskills we can use,\u201d arguing that unemployment remains high and young people are already struggling to find work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lovell warned that bringing in non-criminal deportees would place additional pressure on housing, healthcare and public infrastructure, and said the approach revived painful memories of the Antigua Airways controversy, which he characterised as a period marked by poor transparency and weak oversight.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1832655192\" 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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pattern in which major international arrangements were entered into quietly, with explanations coming only after public concern had been raised. He said such actions exposed the country to reputational and security risks.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1951943871\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Lovell, decisions of this magnitude should not be taken without a clear public mandate, parliamentary debate or broad consultation. He described the policy direction as \u201creckless governance\u201d and called for a change in approach, saying it was time to restore pride and put the country back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Full Statement by Harold Lovell<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-3974528953\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>*\u201cPrime Minister Browne\u2019s announcement that Antigua and Barbuda is prepared to accept non-criminal deportees with \u2018skills we can use\u2019 is reckless and deeply out of touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With unemployment high and young people struggling to find work, this government is prepared to accept non-criminal deportees from the US, further straining housing, healthcare and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This issue reopens painful memories of the Antigua Airways debacle, when we were told wealthy Africans were coming. Although the circumstances are not identical, it reflects a familiar failure of transparency, oversight and due diligence. Major international arrangements were entered into quietly, explanations came only after the fact, and the country was left exposed to reputational and security risks. Antiguans and Barbudans remember the Prime Minister claiming he was duped and we are wary when agreements are signed in silence and justified later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, critical decisions are made without mandate, without debate and without public consultation. This is reckless governance. 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