Last Updated on July 15, 2026, 7:30 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Ministry of National Security of Jamaica has confirmed that the two Jamaican nations who had been deported to St Kitts and Nevis under the Third Country Nationals Agreement will be staying in St Kitts permanently. The arrangements have been chosen by the Jamaican nationals and confirmed by the Jamaica government.
The officials have shared that the nationals in question were deported to St kitts and Nevis alongside another national of Belize. The three deported individuals reached the federation in May 2026.
The transfer of the deported individuals was executed under the controversial Third Country National (TCN) Agreement. St Kitts and Nevis signed the agreement with the United States of America earlier in the year. A similar agreement was also signed by several other Caribbean nations.
The officials have shared that the agreement strictly specified that the deported individuals that the nation will receive should not have any criminal background. The authorities also specified that as a part of this agreement, the deported individuals should only be nationals of Caribbean nations.
As per the St Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Health, led by Dr Terrance Drew, the agreement stipulates both of these requirements in writing. The aim of the agreement is to protect the people of St kitts and Nevis.
Notably, the people across the island have been criticising this agreement and the issue has attracted significant skepticism for the people of the island. To this end, the administration has actively addressed the matter on various occasions and answered questions of the public as well as media.
The TCN frameworks allow the regional migrants to utilise legal avenues or voluntary provisions to settle permanently in receiving third-party Caribbean states. They have the choice to not return to their home countries immediately upon being deported.
The officials have shared no details regarding the belizian national who was also part of the first cohort of deported nationals to arrive in St Kitts in May 2026.
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