Chang says Jamaica ready to process asylum applications from TCNs
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October 14, 2026
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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.
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