MOF Clarifies: What the Ministry of Finance Statement Means

Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang, has clarified that Jamaica is not accepting deportees from the United States unless they are Jamaican nationals. He emphasized that there is no agreement, arrangement, or ongoing discussion for Jamaica to receive foreign convicts, illegal immigrants, or deportees from the United States. Dr. Chang explained that Jamaica receives approximately 100 Jamaican deportees each month under long-standing arrangements managed by the Ministry of National Secu