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March 29th, 2026
USVI: No Kings protest draws crowd on St Croix

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FEDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- St Croix residents joined the nationwide No Kings Protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026, part of a coordinated day of demonstrations in over 3,200 communities across all 50 states against what organisers call authoritarianism, mass deportations and military escalation.

March 23rd, 2026
Trump says ICE will make arrests @airports

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WASHINGTON D.C, USA- Hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are being sent to 14 airports, which federal officials have not publicly identified, as the Transportation Security Administration’s staffing problems grow more severe under the Department of Homeland Security funding standoff. ICE deployment is expected to begin Monday and is aimed at helping with crowd control and security line management, not formal passenger screening.

September 30th, 2025
2 charged after ICE tip leads to vehicle stop on STT

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Two people are currently facing federal immigration charges after Immigration and Customs Officials acted on a tip and stopped the vehicle they were traveling in.

September 8th, 2025
UPDATE: Extradited Erick A. Rabsatt formally charged with murder

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Murder-accused Erick A. Rasbsatt was formally charged for the December 11, 2021, murder of Jamiez A.J. Stoutt.

June 25th, 2025
Honeymoon trip to USVI turns into nightmare after bride detained

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Despite not needing a passport to travel to the US Virgin Islands from the mainland, the territory's special status outside the United States’ domestic Customs zone means that travel is still risky for those with uncertain residency status.

May 3rd, 2025
USVI: Haitian woman detained in STX dies in ICE custody

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POMPANO BEACH, Florida, USA- A 44-year-old Haitian woman being held in a Florida detention facility has died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency reported earlier this week.

March 10th, 2025
ICE conducts immigration raid in St Thomas

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ESTATE DOROTHEA, St Thomas, USVI- On Sunday morning, March 9, 2025, a residence in Estate Dorothea was the target of what appeared to be an immigration enforcement action, coinciding with a nationwide crackdown by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

February 3rd, 2025
Governor Bryan defies Trump's immigration crackdown,

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- In a recent directive, Governor Albert Bryan Jr has instructed all government employees, including those in the Department of Education and local law enforcement, not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations within the territory.

January 29th, 2025
VI told to brace for Trump-Era fallout

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— Former government consultant Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has issued a stark warning to the Virgin Islands, urging authorities and residents to prepare for the inevitable consequences of US President Donald J. Trump’s policies.

January 27th, 2025
ICE announces immigration enforcement efforts in USVI & Puerto Rico

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FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI- The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal law enforcement entities, has launched immigration enforcement efforts in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. These efforts are aligned with the President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” signed on January 20, 2025.

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