Twenty “irregular” Haitian migrants were apprehended in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda last week, bringing the total number of migrants detained in the territory over the past six …
August 1, 2024
April 26, 2024
Haitians’ future unclear after more migrants found
An incident last week brought the total number of migrants apprehended here over an approximately two-month period to at least 86, including 52 Haitian men, women and children the government …
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February 23, 2024
11 kids among 34 migrants captured at Cooper
Eleven children younger than 6 were among 34 migrants apprehended on Feb. 14 and 15 on Cooper Island and in nearby waters, according to police and immigration officials. Police initially …
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July 2, 2020
Police detain ten migrants, alleged smuggler
Responding to a tip from the public, a joint police task force last week arrested ten Haitian migrants and a Dominica national who was charged with being engaged in illegal smuggling …
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May 29, 2020
Frett gets prison for smuggling man from USVI
Tambu Frett was sentenced Friday to spend two years in prison and pay fines totaling $14,000 for charges of illegal entry, breach of curfew, and smuggling, after he was arrested …
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May 7, 2020
Court to hear recordings in smuggling case
Thursday morning in Magistrates’ Court, attorney Leroy Jones insisted that his client Tambu Frett smuggled United States Virgin Islands citizen Bryan Boland into the territory as an act of kindness. …
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May 1, 2020
Magistrate: Crown evidence suggests a “smuggling ring”: Case to be presented in special hearing Thursday
On the day that Virgin Islander Tambu Frett was scheduled to be sentenced for the charges of illegal entry, breach of curfew, and smuggling, Crown prosecutors submitted a document that …
March 20, 2018
Man pleads guilty to smuggling migrants
A 72-year-old man admitted on Friday in Magistrates’ Court to smuggling 21 migrants into the territory last April. Carwill Potter, a Virgin Islands native, also pleaded guilty to the charge …