Andre Haughton was within his right as a professor of the University of the West Indies, UWI, to use the school’s letterhead to write a character reference for entertainer, Chronic Law.
That’s the word from campus registrar at the UWI, Mona, Dr Donovan Stanberry.
Mahiri Stewart reports.
Nationwide reported last week that Professor Andrew Haughton had written to an immigration judge in the United States on behalf of Chronic Law, whose given name is Ackeme Jermane Campbell.
The letter was written for the entertainer in January.
At the time, the deejay was facing removal proceedings in the US.
The proceedings came from a November 2025 traffic stop in Georgia, where four guns were reportedly found in a vehicle being driven by the entertainer.
One of the guns was reported stolen in Florida.
Following his arrest, Chronic Law’s O-1B visa, which allowed him to live and work in the US until May 2027, was subsequently revoked. This prompted Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain him.
In his letter, Professor Haughton called Chronic Law a positive influence and described the criminal accused as a cultural figure in Jamaica.
Haughton stated that he was writing the letter in his capacity as a professor, member of Parliament caretaker and former senator.
After the immigration case was settled in his favour, Chronic Law reused the character reference in a bail application on the federal gun charge arising from the same traffic stop.
Campus Registrar at the UWI, Mona, Dr Donovan Stanberry, in response to queries from Nationwide, says Professor Haughton did not require the institution’s permission to write the character references on their letterhead.
Dr Stanberry is also rejecting suggestions the matter may bring the institution into disrepute.
