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US third-country deportation operations

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The United States has implemented third-country deportation arrangements involving various nations. In late September, a flight of Cuban deportees arrived at Havana’s José Martí International Airport from Louisiana. While Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior did not issue an official statement, family testimonies confirmed the arrival of individuals, including one man who had been in immigration custody for ten months. By mid-October, Jamaica began receiving its first group of third-country deportees under a bilateral memorandum of understanding signed in June. A An inaugural flight carrying 22 adults, including seven women and primarily South American nationals, arrived at Norman Manley International Airport in ~~Kingston to be managed by the~~ Kingston. The International Organization for ~~Migration.~~ Migration (IOM) is tasked with managing reception, housing, and onward travel. The Jamaican government ~~stated~~ has designated the country ~~serves~~ as a temporary transit ~~hub, with~~ hub rather than a permanent destination. Under the agreement, arrivals are capped at 25 persons every two ~~weeks~~ weeks, and ~~a policy of~~ the government has pledged not ~~accepting~~ to accept individuals with criminal records. The ~~Jamaican~~ program aims to facilitate the return of migrants to their home countries or other receiving nations. The arrangement has faced domestic criticism from the opposition People’s National ~~Party, which has~~ Party. Critics have demanded full disclosure of the agreement in ~~Parliament due to~~ Parliament, citing concerns regarding transparency, national security, and ~~monitoring.~~ the legal implications of the deal.

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