Trump devises workaround to deport illegal aliens when home countries refuse to repatriate: Report



President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration has reportedly devised a workaround to deport illegal aliens whose home countries are unwilling to take them back.

Trump's administration is currently compiling a list of countries for deporting illegal aliens should their countries of origin decline to accept deportation flights from the United States, according to a Thursday report from NBC News.

'President Trump was given a mandate by the American people.'

Multiple nations, including Venezuela, China, and Cuba, have previously refused to repatriate their citizens who have illegally fled to the U.S.

Sources with knowledge of the incoming administration's strategy informed NBC News that illegal aliens could potentially be sent to other countries for deportation.

Countries on the list reportedly include Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, Panama, and Grenada, with the possibility of more being added.

A source told the news outlet that the incoming administration has already contacted government officials from the countries listed to negotiate arrangements for deportation flights.

NBC News noted that it remains unclear whether the deported immigrants would be granted legal authorization to reside and work in the countries to which they are sent.

Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump's administration, told NBC News, "President Trump was given a mandate by the American people to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants, secure the border, and deport dangerous criminals and terrorists that make our communities less safe. He will deliver."

A spokesperson for the government of Panama told the media outlet, "The Panamanian government does not respond to assumptions and rumors. We cannot speculate in this regard. We prefer to engage with the new U.S. administration once it takes office."

Mexico's president and the Bahamas' prime minister told the outlet that they do not want to accept illegal aliens.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated, "Obviously, we are in solidarity with everyone, but our principal function is to receive Mexicans. And we hope to have an agreement with the Trump administration in case there are these deportations so that they can also send people who come from other countries to their countries of origin."

Philip Davis, a spokesperson for the Bahamas' prime minister's office, told NBC News that the administration presented the idea but that the Bahamas "firmly rejected it."

"The Bahamas simply does not have the resources to accommodate such a request. The prime minister ... remain[s] focused on addressing the concerns of the Bahamian people. Since the prime minister's rejection of this proposal, there has been no further engagement or discussions with the Trump transition team or any other entity regarding this matter. The government of the Bahamas remains committed in its position," the spokesperson said.

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American couple on 'dream' Caribbean trip feared dead after escaped prisoners suspected of hijacking yacht, boat covered in blood



An American couple on a "dream" boating trip to the Caribbean are feared to be dead after their yacht was suspected of being stolen by escaped prisoners.

In 2013, Kathleen Brandel and Ralph Hendry sold their home in Alexandria, Virginia, to spend the rest of their days sailing around the world aboard their yacht named Simplicity.

The retired couple were last seen last week on the Caribbean island of Grenada. However, their yacht was later discovered "anchored and abandoned" on the nearby island of St. Vincent – roughly 50 miles away.

The married couple of 27 years were nowhere to be found.

The couple are experienced boaters and have been sailing for more than a decade. The couple were members of the Salty Dawg Sailing Association.

Authorities suspect that three escaped convicts hijacked the yacht.

The prisoners – Ron Mitchell, 30; Trevon Robertson, 19; and Abita Stanislaus, 25; – were charged a couple of months ago with one count of robbery with violence. Mitchell was also charged with one count of rape, three counts of attempted rape, and two counts of indecent assault and causing harm, Grenada police said.

Three prisoners escaped their cells in Grenada on Feb. 18. Law enforcement believes that the escaped prisoners stole the boat that was anchored in Grenada's capital of St. George's the day after the prison break.

The escaped convicts were located in St. Vincent and were recaptured on Feb. 21, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force.

Police believe that the American couple may have been murdered by the fugitives.

Investigators said there were signs of a violent struggle aboard the yacht with possessions strewn everywhere and blood throughout the boat.

Nick Buro and Bryan Hendry are revealing how they are dealing with the mysterious case of their missing parents.

Buro told WRC-TV, "This is something that is completely unexpected. And wrapping our brains around it and trying to understand a senseless act of violence against two people while they were just living their lives in their home, essentially, because Simplicity was their home. They didn't have another home.... And having that safety and security taken away from them abruptly and have them attacked in where they live, it's just, it's unimaginable."

While holding onto hope that their parents are still alive, the sons are gravely concerned that the worst may have happened.

"Shock, despair, fear, sadness, hope, love – all of those emotions are going through our head at the same time," Buro explained.

Hendry told WJLA, "There is no script to go off of for a situation like this."

Buro said, "I can’t even describe it. It's been a nightmare."

"This trip to the Caribbean was their dream," Buro remarked. "This was what they had been working towards for years and years and years, to get simplicity up to the point where it could make a passage like this."

Hendry added, "They loved immersing themselves in different cultures and meeting people and spreading their love wherever they could."

"If I see them again, it would probably be the most exasperating, exhilarating, jubilating feeling I could ever imagine," Buro said.

"If I do see my parents again, it would be the happiest moment of my life," Hendry added.

Bib Osborn, president of the Salty Dawg Sailing Association, stated: "This is a very upsetting event and details are still unconfirmed by the authorities, but this does appear to be a tragic event. In all my years of cruising the Caribbean, I have never heard of anything like this."

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