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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent

Trump’s mass deportation plans spark panic in the Caribbean amid fake news

Emancipation Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
Emancipation Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Photograph: robertharding/Alamy

Nations across the Caribbean have been attempting to reassure their citizens at home and in the US after misinformation spread on social media channels caused widespread panic over Donald Trump’s plans for trade tariffs and mass deportations.

Alarming stories claiming that 5,000 Jamaicans had already been given final removal orders or that more than 1 million undocumented people were on federal enforcement lists, have caused concern across the region.

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