Minister Responds to Airport Firearm IncidentPolice are explaining why they chose discretion after briefly detaining an American businessman at the Philip Goldson International Airport for traveling with a firearm in his luggage. So where does the Minister of Immigration stand on the issue? Kareem Musa, Minister of Immigration“So the ministry of immigration does not have purview over what you bring into the country. From what I am informed, based on media reports, he brought in the firearm into the country and was allowed to leave after that. The Immigration Department can only allow you to leave if you are cleared by the department.