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Anger in Jamaica over Deal to Accept Migrants Expelled by the US
The rules require U.S. payment, exclude migrants with criminal records and assign the International Organization for Migration to help with care, officials said.
- This week, Jamaica finalized rules for a migrant agreement with the United States, joining nearly 30 nations accepting individuals expelled by the Trump administration. The deal allows the U.S. to send non-Jamaican migrants to the island en route to their home countries.
- The agreement, signed on June 10, sparked protests from the opposition PNP and civic groups demanding the ruling conservative Jamaica Labour Party disclose full details of the accord.
- PNP national security spokesman Fitz Jackson stated Jamaicans are 'being asked to trust a secret document that touches their security, their communities and their public services.' Bishop Alvin Bailey, leader of an evangelical churches alliance, said 'We just don't trust what the government is saying.'
- Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith explained that Washington opposes releasing details, noting the State Department generally keeps such agreements confidential. Jamaica's ministries stipulated the U.S. will assume costs and exclude migrants with criminal records.
- Jackson maintains the deal must be approved by Parliament, while the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration will manage migrants' needs. PNP officials worry about strains on resources, national security, and human rights protections.
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ClarinKINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — An agreement to accept migrants expelled by the United States was met with protests from Jamaica's main opposition party and several other groups.
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The agreement establishes a strict limit of 25 persons every two weeks under the assistance of IOM and provides for automatic suspension of the programme if 10 asylum applications are registered.
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