MONTEGO BAY, St James — JSix Cuban nationals — 4 males and two girls — had been taken into police custody on Sunday night after arriving illegally in Jamaica by boat. The group got here ashore at Harvey Seaside in Rose Corridor, St James, sparking renewed consideration on the rising wave of Caribbean migration.
Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels, head of the St James Police Division, confirmed the arrests. He mentioned the people will likely be processed by the related authorities, although no official determination on their destiny had been introduced as much as press time.
The Cubans reportedly made the damaging crossing aboard a small vessel, a part of a rising pattern of undocumented migrants looking for refuge or utilizing Jamaica as a transit level amid worsening circumstances of their house international locations.
The federal government is anticipated to launch an announcement at the moment relating to the way forward for the six migrants. Their case may re-ignite debate round Jamaica’s immigration insurance policies and its evolving position within the regional migration disaster.
Authorities proceed to observe the scenario intently.
