Palau lawmakers reject US request to accept third country refugees

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Palau lawmakers reject US request to accept third country refugees

Kirsty Needham
Mon, July 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM EDT
2 min read

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The national congress of Palau has said it "cannot accept" a United States proposal for the Pacific Islands nation to accept asylum seekers from third countries, as its president holds annual funding talks in Washington.

Palau's national congress wrote to President Surangel Whipps Jr. earlier this month urging him to reject the request by the Trump Administration.

A letter signed by Senate President Hokkon Boules and House of Delegates speaker Gibson Kanai, viewed by Reuters, said the congress strongly supports Palau's partnership with the United States, but "cannot accept this specific proposal".

Palau, with a population of 17,000, has a compact of free association with the United States providing economic assistance in return for allowing the U.S. military access to its territory.

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[Bmoboy]

1. Colonialism lives!

Nice country you got here. It would be awful if something happened to it.

Tell you what, we will provide "protection" by stationing our soldiers in your country, just in case. And we will also sell you some addictive consumer goods at a special price.

Or else...