Jamaica Prepares to Receive a First Group of US Third-Country Deportees
A signed memorandum would see the island temporarily host foreign nationals removed from the United States.
Jamaica has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States to temporarily receive foreign nationals deported under a third-country nationals arrangement, with officials indicating a first group of about 25 could arrive. National security officials have acknowledged open questions about housing, duration and whether some may remain. Faith leaders and other stakeholders have called for fuller consultation before implementation. TWB notes the policy is being handled at the institutional level; the brief tracks it as a migration-and-governance development with regional implications, rather than profiling any individual, and will follow how the arrangement is administered.
Source: Jamaica Observer; Office of the Prime Minister (Jamaica).