Jamaica in Talks to Temporarily Hold Third-Country Deportees From US

A DHS statement said the Trump administration is ‘utilizing all lawful options’ to carry out deportations.

A meeting between American and Jamaican diplomats takes place at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 11, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Pool via AP, File

Jamaica is in talks with the United States to accept U.S. deportees from third countries, joining a growing number of nations prepared to work with President Donald Trump in his bid to drive down illegal immigration.

The Caribbean country has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept up to 25 non-Jamaican deportees every two weeks, the island’s national security minister, Horace Chang, said on Tuesday.