A Jamaican Ex-British Army soldier with PTSD schedule to be deported back to the Island

According to reports, in 2011, Morgan served three years in prison for stabbing his ex-partner’s father who attacked him with a hammer when both got into a physical altercation while drinking. He was handed a deportation order for Jamaica upon his release in December 2014 and has been battling against it ever since

Twane Morgan, 36, is now been detained and told he has been booked a ticket for a flight to Jamaica on February 15. He knows no-one in the country and will leave behind his five British children, his family have said. The oldest son Romarni who is 13 years old, told Sky News his dad is now ‘all on his own’ and extremely distressed in Colnbrook detention centre in Middlesex. He said his dad ‘burst into tears’ during a recent phone call. “I want him to be part of my life. I think it would be good for me to grow up with my mum and my dad.”

Ten years earlier, in 2004, Mr. Morgan, who is a Jamaican national joined the British Army and served two tours in Afghanistan until he was discharged. His family argues, he did not receive any care from the army after he left, despite suffering horrendous flashbacks and being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His sister Tenisha Morgan has joined Black Activists Rising Against Cuts (BARAC) to petition against Mr. Morgan’s deportation.

They hope the Home Office will allow him to stay in the UK on compassionate grounds. ‘We’re just asking for their discretion. He’s sorry for the crime that he committed,’ Tenisha said. ‘We believe if he had got treatment from the army, he could have lived a normal life. ‘His crime was aggravated by PTSD: he couldn’t cope.’ The government policy outline that any foreign national who has served more than one year in prison is automatically liable for deportation.

The Home Office reiterated its policy when it was confronted with Mr. Morgan’s case before he was detained. A spokesperson said: ‘Foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes in the UK should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them.”

Many in Jamaica are against the flood of deportations and especially people who were not brought up in Jamaica and have no relatives in Jamaica. Additionally, they argues, Jamaica is not equipped to deal with individuals with severe Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental problems and especially someone who fought for another country. They believe that country should take care of them.