Chang says Jamaica ready to process asylum applications from TCNs
Dr Horace Chang, the National Security and Peace Minister, stated that the government will process asylum requests from third-country nationals. These individuals are arriving in Jamaica as part of an agreement with the United States. A first group of 22 migrants recently arrived under this arrangement. This initial group includes seven women and 15 men coming from a European country and Ecuador. The agreement contains a specific condition regarding the suspension of the transfer programme. If 10 or more of these nationals apply for asylum or other humanitarian stays, the programme will stop.
National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang says the Government is prepared to process asylum applications from third-country nationals (TCNs) arriving in Jamaica under an agreement with the United States. His comments follow Tuesday’s arrival of the first batch of 22 migrants under the arrangement, comprising 15 men and seven women from Ecuador and a European country. Under the terms of the agreement, the transfer programme will be suspended if 10 or more TCNs apply to remain in Jamaica through asylum applications or other humanitarian processes.