Court blanks repatriation of women, children from ISIS refugee camp in Syria
Hall of Justice, in Port of Spain. - Jeff Mayers
A HIGH COURT judge has ruled that it cannot order the Minister of National Security to repatriate a group of 12 women and children being held at the Kurdish-run al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria.
In ruling on Monday, Justice Joan Charles said there was neither a legislative nor a policy framework in place for repatriating nationals from conflict/war zones.
Nor does the minister have the legal power or discretion to repatriate or facilitate the repatriation of these nationals, she said.
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