Squash’s projected release from US federal prison has shifted again, this time landing on November 11, 2026, which is 75 days earlier than the original January 25, 2027 date he was first given.
For a case that has seen four separate date changes in a single year, that kind of movement is hard to ignore.
The dancehall artist, born Andrae Maurice Whittaker, is currently serving a 27-month sentence at FCI Oakdale in Louisiana after pleading guilty to being an alien in possession of a firearm.
The Bureau of Prisons has not publicly explained the reasoning behind each adjustment, though federal sentence credits are widely believed to be the driving factor.
The timeline of changes tells its own story. His release date went from January 25 to December 26, then December 11, then November 26, and now November 11, with each shift trimming another chunk off his time inside. That pattern suggests the credits are stacking up, even if officials have stayed quiet about the specifics.
Getting out of FCI Oakdale, though, does not automatically mean Squash walks free. He is subject to an immigration detainer, which means federal immigration authorities could take him into custody the moment his prison sentence ends, holding him while removal proceedings play out.
That process could take weeks or longer, and the outcome is far from guaranteed to go in his favor. Deportation back to Jamaica is a real possibility, and his legal team will have to navigate that fight separately from the criminal case that already wrapped up.
For fans who have been tracking every update since his arrest, the November 11 date feels like a light at the end of a long tunnel. But the dancehall community knows better than to celebrate too early when immigration law is still in the picture.
Squash built a serious following in Jamaica and across the Caribbean before his legal troubles in the US pulled him off the scene.
His 6ixx movement and a string of street anthems kept him relevant even while incarcerated, with supporters regularly pushing his catalog on social media and keeping the conversation alive.
The question of what comes next creatively is one fans are already debating. If he is deported to Jamaica, he would technically be back home and closer to the studios and collaborators that shaped his sound in the first place.
Some see that as a path back to music, others point out that a deportation on his record complicates future touring and international movement significantly.
ZIP103FM and DancehallMag were among the first to flag the updated Bureau of Prisons record showing the November 11 date.
Both outlets noted that the date remains projected and carries no guarantee, meaning a fifth change before the year is out is entirely possible.
The immigration detainer hanging over his release is the part of this story that does not have a clean resolution yet, and that process is only just beginning.
