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Kingston and Washington are beginning talks on an agreement first pitched by a senior Jamaican government official, which could see Jamaica accepting up to 10,000 non-Jamaicans who are being deported from the United States. The operational framework for this proposed Third-Country Nationals agreement was outlined in a document from the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica, sparking controversy similar to arrangements Washington has made with other nations. [1]

These negotiations follow a broader push by the U.S. government to secure third-country deportation and asylum deals with various global partners to manage increased migration flows.