In a recent public address on the locally broadcast Browne and Browne Show, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has issued a clear formal warning to all undocumented migrants residing within the nation’s borders: those who fail to complete the process of regularizing their immigration status before the conclusion of the government’s newly announced 60-day grace period will be at risk of deportation.
Browne emphasized that the administration is extending a collaborative, second chance to affected non-nationals through this two-month grace period, which runs parallel to a long-standing immigration amnesty program that is already active across the country. The combined initiatives are designed to give eligible undocumented individuals a structured pathway to legalize their presence without immediate penalty.
“We have allocated a full 60-day window for these individuals to get their status sorted out, and on top of that, our amnesty program remains open for applications,” the prime minister explained during the interview.
At this stage, Browne clarified, the government has no plans to criminalize migrants exclusively for the offense of overstaying their original permitted entry period. However, he confirmed that authorities are ramping up enforcement operations targeting two specific groups: non-nationals who choose to remain in the country without legal status after the grace period deadline, and any individuals working without the required government authorization.
In a push to boost compliance ahead of the deadline, the prime minister appealed to family members of undocumented migrants to urge their relatives to take advantage of the existing regularization programs before the opportunity expires.
Beyond addressing general unauthorized migration, Browne noted that the expanded enforcement crackdown serves a secondary critical public safety goal: identifying foreign fugitives and non-nationals suspected of participation in organized crime and illegal narcotics trafficking. Specific instructions have already been issued to both national law enforcement agencies and immigration officials to locate, apprehend, and deport any individuals matching this description.