Guam Deports COFA Citizen
The Chuukese man “had no apparent source of support, didn’t attend school, was convicted of felony crimes and was a public charge.”
Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo has deported a resident of the Federated States of Micronesia, making good “on his promise to deport felony or habitual non-citizen criminals from the island with or without the assistance of the federal government.”
As , Ninton Hauk, an inmate with Guam’s Department of Corrections, was selected and agreed to have his sentence commuted “in exchange for a one-way ticket” to his home state of Chuuk.
According to a government spokesman, Hauk “had no apparent source of support, didn’t attend school, was convicted of felony crimes and was a public charge.”
Hauk was said to have taken advantage of the Compact of Free Association treaty that allows citizens of three Micronesian nations to migrate to the U.S. and its territories for employment, health or education.
Under the COFA treaty, deportation is permitted under certain conditions — ones that appear to have applied to Hauk.
Read more about COFA migration to the U.S. and its impact on Guam and Hawaii.
