Jamaica begins receiving third-country deportees under controversial US agreement
The 22 adults were processed at Kingston’s airport and moved under police escort as the International Organization for Migration handles support and onward travel.
- On Tuesday, a flight carrying 22 third-country nationals arrived in Jamaica, marking the operational start of a bilateral transit agreement with the United States. The group was processed at Norman Manley International Airport and transported to an undisclosed location.
- Signed earlier this year, the Memorandum of Understanding establishes a transit framework managed by the International Organization for Migration. The IOM facilitates return of migrants to their countries of origin through its Assisted Voluntary Return program.
- The Government confirmed Jamaica will not fund the arrangement, with arrivals strictly capped at 25 persons every two weeks. No individuals with criminal antecedents will be permitted to transit through the island.
- Opposition spokesperson Fitz Jackson argued that bypassing Parliament constitutes "blatant contempt to the people of Jamaica." Bishop Alvin Bailey stated, "We just dont trust what the government is saying."
- Responding to sustained criticism, Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith stated the agreement contains nothing "prejudicial" to Jamaica. Authorities plan to continue managing the program in a "safe, orderly and lawful manner" while keeping the public informed.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica has argued that “this is a transit agreement intended to facilitate the return of third-country nationals to their respective places of origin”.
Jamaica begins receiving third-country deportees under controversial U.S. agreement
The first flight transporting third-country nationals from the United States arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday, marking the commencement of a highly scrutinized bilateral agreement that utilizes the Caribbean nation as a temporary transit hub for migrants.
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