Jamaican police on Saturday reported that two Haitians have been arrested and charged with illegal entry, following their arrival into the country last month.
According to police reports, Ronald Georges, 40, a carpenter and Jean Paul, 34, an artiste and construction worker, both of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, entered Jamaica on January 19.
While being questioned by the police, it was revealed that they did not enter the island through any of the official ports and had no records of their entry.
They were subsequently arrested and charged.
A court date is yet to be finalized.
Haitians continue to seek refuge from the crisis currently happening in their home country
United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has reiterated “the urgent need” for the deployment of an international specialized armed force in Haiti.
In addition, Guterres is urging countries in the region to consider halting the deportation of Haitians until the human rights and humanitarian crises have been adequately addressed.
“The people of Haiti are suffering the worst human rights and humanitarian emergency in decades,” he wrote as part of a report on the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti.
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