Jamaican discovered lifeless in Mexico
Jamaica’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs has disclosed {that a} Jamaican man was discovered lifeless on a road in Mexico.
The title of the person has not been launched.
It’s suspected that the Jamaican was trying to cross over into the US illegally.
Based on Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Overseas Affairs and Overseas Commerce, the identification of the person was confirmed by Mexican officers this week.
The minister shared that Jamaican authorities are collaborating with the household to assist with the repatriation of the physique.
“These items will not be a mattress of roses. The tales that these scammers and smugglers promote to people in weak communities shouldn’t be trusted,” Johnson Smith stated through the weekly post-Cupboard press briefing at Jamaica Home.
Reviews are that there was a rise within the variety of Jamaicans paying lots of of 1000’s of {dollars} to journey to the US illegally through international locations like Mexico, Panama, and Belize.
Based on Johnson Smith, the Jamaican authorities is not going to try to shut any port. Nonetheless, she suggested Jamaicans to assume earlier than making that alternative.
“There are actual penalties to attempting to enter the US illegally, or some other nation for that matter,” she stated.