Two Jamaicans who have been detained in the United Kingdom ahead of a deportation charter flight have slammed the Home Office for its unjust treatment.
Both men are currently being held at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre near Heathrow Airport ahead of a charter flight to Jamaica – which campaigners have confirmed will leave on August 11.
Speaking with The Voice newspaper, one of the Jamaicans said he cannot return to Jamaica because his life is in danger.
Akeem Finlay, 31, who is facing deportation following a grievous bodily harm conviction in 2014, said he is petrified to return to Jamaica as all of his family had to flee the island, after he was a victim of a gang attack when he was nine years old.
The other Jamaican told The Voice, he fears he will never see his family again if he is removed from the UK.
The man, who is identified only as 28-year-old 'M. McDonald' said he went to the UK when he was 11 years old.
In 2017, he was charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and given a suspended sentence.
But months later, the Crown Prosecution Service appealed against the ruling and he was given a custodial sentence.
Mr. McDonald acknowledged he committed a crime but says he served his sentence.
He believes he is being punished because he was not born in the UK.
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