Hope for Some Jamaicans Facing Deportation from US

A task force advising the Obama administration on a programme aimed at deporting "the worst of the worst" immigrant felons, has sharply criticised the United States immigration authorities for creating confusion about its purpose and sowing seeds of distrust.

The task force has also found that the programme has an "unintended negative impact" on public safety in local communities.

In a report on the initiative, dubbed 'Secure Communities', the task force said the programme has eroded public trust by leading to the detention of many Caribbean and other immigrants who had not committed serious crimes, after officials said its aim was to remove "the worst of the worst" immigrant criminals from the United States.

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