Nations try to reassure citizens as Trump threatens unprecedented crackdown but scale remains unclear

Nations across the Caribbean have been attempting to reassure their citizens at home and in the US after misinformation spread on social media channels caused widespread panic over Donald Trump’s plans for trade tariffs and mass deportations.

Alarming stories claiming that 5,000 Jamaicans had already been given final removal orders or that more than 1 million undocumented people were on federal enforcement lists, have caused concern across the region.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/trump-mass-deportation-threat-caribbean-nations