SenateS.Res. 875119th Congress
A resolution requesting information on the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 875
Requesting information on the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis's
human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 23, 2026
Mr. Kaine submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
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RESOLUTION
Requesting information on the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis's
human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS'S HUMAN
RIGHTS PRACTICES.
(a) Statement Requested.--The Senate requests that the Secretary of
State, not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this
resolution, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives,
pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2304(c)), a statement regarding Saint Kitts and Nevis's human
rights practices that has been prepared in collaboration with the
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and
the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State.
(b) Elements.--The statement submitted pursuant to subsection (a)
should include--
(1) all available credible information concerning alleged
violations of internationally recognized human rights by the
Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis, including--
(A) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention,
imprisonment, torture and cruel or inhumane treatment,
including of people who are not citizens of Saint Kitts
and Nevis but have been removed to Saint Kitts and
Nevis by the United States Government;
(B) violations of due process rights, including a
description of any opportunity provided to people who
are not citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis but have been
removed to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the United States
Government to demonstrate that they have been
wrongfully arrested, detained, or imprisoned;
(C) enforced disappearances and arbitrary or
unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings,
including of people who are not citizens of Saint Kitts
and Nevis but have been removed to Saint Kitts and
Nevis by the United States Government;
(D) trafficking in persons, including forced or
slave labor, including of people who are not citizens
of Saint Kitts and Nevis but have been removed to Saint
Kitts and Nevis by the United States Government; and
(E) treatment of and legal rights and status
provided by the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis to
people in Saint Kitts and Nevis who are not citizens of
Saint Kitts and Nevis but have been removed to Saint
Kitts and Nevis by the United States Government;
(2) a description of the steps the United States Government
has taken--
(A) to promote respect for and observance of human
rights as part of the Government of Saint Kitts and
Nevis's activities;
(B) to discourage any practices that are inimical
to internationally recognized human rights;
(C) to publicly or privately call attention to, and
disassociate the United States and any security
assistance provided for the Government of Saint Kitts
and Nevis from, any practices described in subparagraph
(B); and
(D) to assess, prior to removal, how the Government
of Saint Kitts and Nevis would treat people who are not
citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis but have been removed
to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the United States
Government, including--
(i) conducting individualized assessments
of such individuals to determine whether the
Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis may send
that person to their country of origin or last
residence, and if so, whether the Government of
Saint Kitts and Nevis would provide them with
meaningful opportunity before their removal to
show that they may be persecuted, tortured, or
otherwise harmed; and
(ii) ensuring that the Government of Saint
Kitts and Nevis would provide such individuals
with legal immigration status, should they wish
to remain in Saint Kitts and Nevis, and would
be treated humanely; and
(3) other information, including--
(A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of
the likelihood that United States security assistance
(as defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d))) provided to
Saint Kitts and Nevis could be used in support of
activities by government officials related to the
rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of
people who are not citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis
but have been removed to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the
United States Government;
(B) any analysis conducted by the United States
Government of the conditions to be faced in Saint Kitts
and Nevis by people who are not citizens of Saint Kitts
and Nevis but have been removed to Saint Kitts and
Nevis by the United States Government, prior to the
rendition, removal, trafficking, detention, or
imprisonment of such individuals to Saint Kitts and
Nevis;
(C) an assessment from the Secretary of State of
the conditions in any detention centers or prisons in
Saint Kitts and Nevis that may hold people who are not
citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis but have been removed
to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the United States
Government, including an assessment of allegations of
torture and other gross violations of human rights;
(D) a description of any actions that the United
States Government is taking to ensure that the
Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis returns people who
are not citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis but have been
removed to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the United States
Government, in compliance with United States court
orders regarding their return to the United States;
(E) a description of any actions that the United
States Government is taking to address the risk of
detention, torture, or forced disappearances of people
who are not citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis but have
been removed to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the United
States Government, or efforts to facilitate the
detention, torture, or forced disappearances of such
people;
(F) a description of any actions the United States
Government is taking to protect people who are not
citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis but are within the
United States jurisdiction or effective control from
unlawful rendering, trafficking, or other means of
removal to Saint Kitts and Nevis;
(G) all information regarding any agreement or
financial transaction between the United States
Government and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
related to the rendition, removal, trafficking,
detention, or imprisonment of individuals who are not
citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis but have been removed
to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the United States
Government;
(H) all information regarding any individuals sent
to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the United States
Government in 2025 and 2026;
(I) a description of any actions that the United
States Government is taking to facilitate the release
or return of people who are not citizens of Saint Kitts
and Nevis but have been wrongfully removed to Saint
Kitts and Nevis by the United States Government;
(J) all information regarding any assurances the
United States Government sought or received regarding
the treatment of people who are not citizens of Saint
Kitts and Nevis but have been removed to Saint Kitts
and Nevis by the United States Government, prior to the
rendition, removal, or trafficking of such individuals
to Saint Kitts and Nevis;
(K) all information regarding assurances the United
States Government sought or received regarding the
further rendition, trafficking, removal, or transfer of
people who are not citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis,
but have been removed to Saint Kitts and Nevis by the
United States Government to countries that are not
Saint Kitts and Nevis, including the human rights
conditions for such individuals in those countries; and
(L) a summary of all meetings in 2025 and 2026
between Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis officials
and Washington-based officials of the United States
Government.
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