第一架载有第三国国民的美国航班抵达牙买加。这标志着一项有争议的协议正式启动，该协议将牙买加用作移民的过境枢纽。约翰·迈尔斯 Jr.牙买加金斯顿 — — 第一架载有来自美国的第三国国民的航班于周二抵达牙买加，标志着一项备受关注的双边协议正式启动，该协议将加勒比国家用作移民的临时过境枢纽。
The first flight carrying third-country nationals from the U.S. has arrived in Jamaica. This marks the start of a controversial agreement using Jamaica as a transit hub for migrants. JOHN MYERS JR. KINGSTON, Jamaica — The first flight transporting third-country nationals from the United States arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday, marking the commencement of a highly scrutinized bilateral agreement that utilizes the Caribbean nation as a temporary transit hub for migrants.
这些协议的合法性将由最高法院进行辩论，在特朗普政府时期此类协议日益增多，移民被送往利比里亚、埃斯瓦蒂尼、巴拉圭及其他国家。
These agreements, whose legality will be debated by the Supreme Court have become increasingly common under the Trump administration, with migrants being sent to Liberia Eswatini, Paraguay and beyond.
这批22名移民 — — 全为成年人，其中包括七名女性 — — 在周二下午抵达金斯顿诺曼·曼利国际机场后，快速完成入境手续，随后在警车护送下乘坐巴士被送往一个未公开的地点。
The group of 22 migrants — all adults including seven women — were quickly processed on arrival at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport mid-afternoon Tuesday and whisked away by bus with police escort to an undisclosed location.
媒体未获准进入。牙买加当局表示，他们正按照旨在确保该安排以“安全、有序和合法方式”实施的程序执行。该航班的抵达标志着今年6月签署的双边谅解备忘录（MOU）的运营启动。根据该安排，非牙买加移民将首先被飞往加勒比国家，随后再转送至其祖国或其他目的地。
The media was not given access. Jamaican authorities say they are following procedures intended to ensure the arrangement’s implementation in a “safe, orderly and lawful manner.”The flight’s arrival marks the operational beginning of a bilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in June this year. Under the arrangement, non-Jamaican migrants will be flown to the Caribbean nation before being transferred to their home countries or other destinations.
虽然官方乘客名单和确切到达时间被严格保密，但当地消息来源表明，首批抵达者主要为南美国 nationals。牙买加政府此前已确认，该项目将严格限制抵达人数，每两周最多接受“25人”。国家安全与和平部和外交及外贸部周二再次就该协议的参数向公众进行说明，以求安抚民众。
While official passenger manifests and exact arrival times were closely guarded, local sources indicated the inaugural cohort consisted largely of South American nationals. The Jamaican government has previously confirmed that the program will strictly cap arrivals, accepting “a maximum of 25 persons per fortnight.”Both the Ministry of National Security and Peace and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade again sought to reassure the public about the deal’s parameters on Tuesday.
联合声明称：“政府重申，这是一项过境安排，旨在在国际移民组织（IOM）的支持下，便利第三国公民返回其原籍国或其他接收国。”
“The government reiterates that this is a transit arrangement intended to facilitate the return of Third Country Nationals to their country of origin or other receiving countries, with the support of the IOM (International Organization for Migration),” the joint statement read.
该声明指出：“该安排不会由牙买加政府出资”，并补充说：“有犯罪前科的第三国公民将不获准过境牙买加。”各部门强调了其对透明度和国际标准的承诺。
“The arrangement will not be funded by the Government of Jamaica,” the release stated, adding that “no third-country national with criminal antecedents will be permitted to transit through Jamaica.”The ministries emphasized their commitment to transparency and international standards.
该协议框架高度依赖国际移民组织（IOM），后者将通过其“协助自愿返返计划”管理住宿和后勤事务。
The framework of the agreement relies heavily on the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which will manage housing and logistics through its Assisted Voluntary Return program.
公众对这些后勤安排的焦虑已酝酿数月。6月，国家安全部公开驳斥了“虚假且误导性”的说法，即移民将被安置在圣玛丽教区这一农村教区，并澄清任何住宿安排严格属于国际移民组织的责任。
Public anxiety over these logistics has simmered for months. In June, the Ministry of National Security publicly dismissed “false and misleading” claims that migrants would be housed in the rural parish of St. Mary, clarifying that any housing arrangements were strictly the IOM’s responsibility.
尽管有这些保证，但该安排的推出已在金斯顿引发激烈的政治摩擦。
Despite these assurances, the rollout has sparked intense political friction in Kingston.
当地政客和透明度倡导者严厉批评该协议，他们认为牙买加议会在谈判过程中被完全绕过，且未披露的细节仍被隐瞒。
The agreement has been sharply criticized by local politicians and transparency advocates who argue that the Jamaican Parliament was entirely bypassed during negotiations and that undisclosed details remain hidden.
“牙买加人被要求信任一份涉及其安全、社区和公共服务的秘密文件，”反对党国家安全发言人菲茨·杰克逊辩称。杰克逊此前表示，未将已签署的谅解备忘录提交议会是“对牙买加人民的公然蔑视”。牙买加反对党领袖马克·戈尔丁多次挑战政府解释该国从该安排中获得了哪些实实在在的利益。
“Jamaicans are being asked to trust a secret document that touches their security, their communities and their public services,” argued Fitz Jackson, the opposition spokesperson on national security. Jackson previously stated that failing to table the executed MOU in Parliament is a “blatant contempt to the people of Jamaica.”Mark Golding, Jamaica’s Opposition Leader, has repeatedly challenged the administration to explain what tangible benefits the country extracts from the arrangement.
回应持续批评，外交部长卡米娜·约翰逊·史密斯周二在X上表示：“我们已尽一切努力谈判这项过境协议，以保护牙买加和牙买加人民为出发点。”她补充说，协议中没有任何“有损”内容，但美国尚未同意将其公开。
Responding to sustained criticisms, Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith said Tuesday on X: “We have made every effort to negotiate this transit agreement with protection of Jamaica and the Jamaican people in mind.”She added there is nothing “prejudicial” in the agreement, but the U.S. has not agreed to make it public.
这种不安情绪已超出政治领域。当地福音派联盟领袖阿尔文·贝利主教表示深深的怀疑，询问为何美国不能将这些人直接遣返回其原籍国。“我们就是不信任政府所说的话，”贝利此前表示。
The unease extends beyond the political sphere. Bishop Alvin Bailey, leader of a local evangelical alliance, has expressed deep skepticism, asking why the U.S. could not deport the individuals directly to their home countries. “We just don’t trust what the government is saying,” Bailey said previously.