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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Myers

US in talks with Jamaica to send third-country migrants as rift widens in Caribbean

Jamaica US Rubio - (Nathan Howard/POOL Reuters via AP)

Jamaica is in discussions with the United States to accept third-country deportees, a move that would add the island nation to a growing number of Caribbean countries working with the Trump administration on its immigration agenda.

Jamaica's National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang confirmed Tuesday that the country has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept up to 25 people from countries other than Jamaica every two weeks.

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