Government Tables Bill to Combat Migrant Smuggling
National Security Minister Wayne Munroe has tabled the Smuggling of Migrants Bill, 2025, in the House of Assembly, aiming to crack down on migrant smuggling involving Bahamian nationals or interests.
The bill expands The Bahamas' authority to prosecute cases committed inside or outside the country, where The Bahamas is the point of origin, transit, or destination for smuggled migrants.
The bill extends jurisdiction and cooperation at sea as offenses committed on vessels outside the territorial waters, especially stateless vessels or those flying a foreign flag but the suspected involvement in smuggling and vessels registered under protocol states other than The Bahamas.
- Expands authority to prosecute cases involving Bahamian interests
- Allows action against offenders regardless of where the offence occurs
- Covers offenses on vessels outside territorial waters
Author's summary: The Bahamas introduces a bill to combat migrant smuggling.
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