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Trump’s new travel ban takes effect today
Posted inBreaking News National News U.S. Department of Justice

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect today

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration…
Posted by John McCarthy June 9, 2025
Dominican national gets 10 months for alien smuggling
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican national gets 10 months for alien smuggling

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Omaily Sanchez Taveras, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced on May 30, 2025 to ten months imprisonment for illegally smuggling aliens, Acting United States…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
Private delivery packages delayed in the USVI. Plaskett looking into it.
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

Private delivery packages delayed in the USVI. Plaskett looking into it.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Delegate to Congress' office received word of numerous complaints regarding private delivery package service delays in the territory, particularly St. John, and met with U.S. Customs…
Posted by John McCarthy May 24, 2025
Caribbean woman traveling from St. Croix dies in ICE custody after 3 months in captivity in U.S. detention centers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Caribbean woman traveling from St. Croix dies in ICE custody after 3 months in captivity in U.S. detention centers

MIAMI — A Caribbean woman traveling from St. Croix who had been in ICE custody since February died suddenly Friday at the Broward Transitional Center in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Marie…
Posted by John McCarthy April 29, 2025
Two teen girls subjected to full-body scans, strip searches, for wanting to backpack in Hawaii
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Two teen girls subjected to full-body scans, strip searches, for wanting to backpack in Hawaii

HONOLULU (Daily Beast) — Two teenage girls from Germany were detained, arrested, and deported at an airport in Hawaii after immigration officials said it was suspicious they had not booked…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2025
USVI exempt from Imposing Trump tariff due to quirk of history
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

USVI exempt from Imposing Trump tariff due to quirk of history

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands is eyeing an opportunity to benefit from President Donald Trump’s dramatic attempt to reorder global trade by trying to exploit its unique status…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
More egg product seizures than fentanyl seizures at the border so far this year
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

More egg product seizures than fentanyl seizures at the border so far this year

As the bird flu continues to wreak havoc on the U.S. egg supply, U.S. Customs and Border Protection data show there have been significantly more egg products seized at U.S. borders than the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2025
US surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border and travels to Dallas area before crashing
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

US surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border and travels to Dallas area before crashing

DALLAS (AP) — A large balloon used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for surveillance along the Texas border broke free and traveled about 600 miles (966 kilometers) to the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
Puerto Rican man gets 4.5 years for cocaine trafficking
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Puerto Rican man gets 4.5 years for cocaine trafficking

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A native of Puerto Rico was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for cocaine trafficking. Carlos Gascot Concepcion, 46, was given 55 months of imprisonment after a federal…
Posted by John McCarthy January 15, 2025
Fugitive from justice intercepted at St. Thomas airport
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Fugitive from justice intercepted at St. Thomas airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal authorities intercepted a fugitive from justice at the St. Thomas airport this weekend. Malachi Elijah Abramson, 24, was wanted by law enforcement officials in Texas, the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2024

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