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Jamaicans who came to UK as children will be left off deportation flight
Exclusive: Home Office quietly agrees deal with Jamaica amid outcry over charter plane
A deal has been quietly agreed between the Home Office and Jamaica not to remove people who came to the UK as children on a controversial charter flight to the Caribbean island this…
- Diane Taylor
- The Guardian
Seth Ramocan told the Guardian that following diplomatic overtures to the Home Office, officials agreed not to deport Jamaicans who came to Britain under the age of 12.
The Home Office has declined to comment and there has been no public announcement.
It comes after 82 black public figures – including the…