By Prince Moore
A man, who broke his leg while attempting to evade immigration officials, is among 11 Jamaicans denied entry into Belize during the period November 4 to 11.
The Department of Border Management and Immigration Services said it had also refused the entry of four Brazilian nationals during the same period.
It said the 15 foreigners are being housed at the Global Village Hotel under guard pending repatriation.
According to the Department, the 11 Jamaicans, including five children, had arrived in Belize on November 11 onboard a COPA Airlines flight from Panama.
They were deemed inadmissible for reasons ranging from the lack of return tickets to their countries of origin, travelling with minors without proper legal documentation, and providing invalid accommodation details.
The authorities said eight Jamaican nationals had listed an address for their place of stay, but upon investigation it was found to be housing several businesses and a water taxi service but no known hotel.
Additionally, some hotel bookings were found to have been made with fraudulent credit cards.
Three of the Jamaican nationals have since filed for judicial review regarding their inadmissibility.
One of the Jamaicans who was denied entry, is a 37-year-old man, who broke his leg after jumping through a window in an attempt to evade immigration officers.
The man and two other Jamaicans have since retained attorney Norman Rodriguez, who filed for judicial review to challenge their deportation.
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