Horace Chang

Jamaica is negotiating with the United States to accept deportees from third countries under a new agreement allowing up to 25 individuals every two weeks. The opposition People's National Party criticizes the plan, citing risks to national security and infrastructure, while the government emphasizes it as a structured process for transferring migrants to their final destinations.

Jamaica is in talks with the U.S. to accept third-country deportees under a Trump administration immigration policy. The agreement, pending final details, would allow up to 25 non-Jamaican migrants every two weeks, with opposition criticizing the move as risky to national security and social infrastructure.

Jamaica is negotiating with the U.S. to accept up to 25 third-country deportees every two weeks under a proposed agreement with the Department of Homeland Security. The move faces opposition in Jamaica over security and social risks, while the U.S. has used similar arrangements to deport over 19,000 people to third countries, including Mexico and other Caribbean and African nations.