Ongoing/politics· Updated Oct 12, 2026

Foreign Ministry denies report that sitting minister’s US visa was revoked

A report that a sitting Trinidad and Tobago minister’s US visa was revoked has been denied by the Foreign Ministry. The Express removed its online story but says it was not retracting it.

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4 reports from 2 outlets · First reported Sun, Oct 11

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Updated Oct 13, 2026

The Sunday Express reported that a sitting government minister’s US visa had been revoked.
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The Foreign Ministry and Minister Sean Sobers said no serving minister has lost a US visa.
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The Express removed its online article over concerns about reader comments but said it was not retracting the report.
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Whether a sitting minister’s visa was revoked remains disputed between the government and the Express.
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Oct 12, 2026

EDITOR’S NOTE: CLARIFICATION ON REMOVAL OF ONLINE STORY

The Sunday Express said it removed a report about a sitting government minister’s reported U.S. visa revocation as a precaution after concerns over reader comments, not because it was retracting the story. Reporter Mark Bassant stood by the reporting, while the newspaper said it remains committed to responsible journalism, accountability and editorial fairness.

Oct 12, 2026

Sobers: No sitting minister’s US visa revoked

Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Sean Sobers denied that any sitting Trinidad and Tobago minister had a US visa revoked, saying the government has no role in US visa decisions. The denial follows a Sunday Express report claiming a minister’s visa was revoked and a senior judicial officer was questioned, amid wider reports of possible visa action affecting officials and business figures.

Oct 12, 2026

Foreign Ministry rejects report of sitting minister’s US visa revocation

Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Ministry has denied a report that a sitting government minister’s US visa was revoked, saying no serving minister has lost a visa and that the government has no role in US visa decisions. The denial follows an Express report about alleged visa actions affecting public officials, including a senior judicial officer, amid wider scrutiny of US enforcement measures.

Oct 11, 2026

Sitting minister’s US visa ‘revoked’

A sitting minister in the Kamla Persad-Bissessar government reportedly had a US visa revoked, while a senior judicial officer’s visa status is also under scrutiny after being summoned to the US Embassy. The action is part of a wider US visa crackdown in Trinidad and Tobago that sources say has affected public officials, police, immigration officers and business figures linked to alleged corruption and criminal activity.

Foreign Ministry denies report that sitting minister’s US visa was revoked

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