New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- The United States has reached a deal with Dominica on Monday (local time), in which the former will start sending foreigners seeking asylum in the US to the small Caribbean nation.

Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of Dominica, described the deal, as per The Associated Press, as "one of the primary areas of collaboration," with the US after the country was hit by partial visa restricts as per Trump's travel ban on 39 countries last year, which took effect from 1 January.

Skerrit, however, did not provide any details regarding when the US would start sending asylum seekers into Dominica.

He has insisted that his country is not interested in taking in individuals with a violent past, saying, as per AP, "there hav...