There are many opinions on whether T&T should accept its citizens who were on a "tour of duty" for ISIS in Syria and possibly other Middle Eastern territories. I am sure the vast majority would say that systems should be instituted to prevent them from returning to our blessed land and that some form of local and/or international actions be taken against them.
An alternative viewpoint is that T&T can play a key international role in getting vital information from these returning self-made soldiers. From a research and intelligence perspective, these jihadists possess a deep well of information.
For example, our Trinbagonian mercenaries can inform the world on how they were recruited, who paid for them to go if not self-funded, who received them upon their arrival, who conducted the training for them there, were they paid for their terror services, did they receive cash or how else were they paid, why did they return, did they have a contract, what was a typical day like in the life of an ISIS member, whom did they interact with there, what are their forms of communication, where do they get their arms and ammunitions from, was language a critical barrier, what did they eat and drink, where did they sleep, if they were males did they have female companions and vice versa, how many people did they kill or harm, how many other Trinbagonians and other Caribbean people were there, do they have regrets, etc.
This would be extremely useful material for criminologists, sociologists and psychologists. Such information could guide strategies to counter these terrorist activities and possibly lead to dismantling of their operations step by step.
While some argue that there are no laws to prevent former T&T-ISIS fighters from returning to T&T, well, they will just return and have particular influences in our society. They will be looked upon by the criminal element as heroes. Therefore, why not then try to get information from them? Of course, there is no guarantee that they will tell us the truth but there are ways to get around this in research.
Kevin Ram