Senator Morgan rejects PNP claims on TCN agreement, says no criminals will be accepted

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June 29, 2026

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Senator Morgan rejects PNP claims on TCN agreement, says no criminals will be accepted

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Marlon Morgan has dismissed comments made by Opposition Senator Lambert Brown regarding the nature of the individuals who could transit through Jamaica under a third-country national (TCN) agreement with the United States (US).

Speaking during Friday’s sitting of the Senate, Brown, while referencing comments by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, described the agreement as a move by the US to dump “some of the most despicable, pedophiles and dangerous people” in Jamaica.

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