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18 Haitian ‘migrants’ held in Virgin Gorda
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI—The Department of Immigration has confirmed the discovery of twenty irregular Haitian migrants in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Chief Immigration Officer Ian B. Penn to retire this month
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After being confirmed as the Chief Immigration Officer on September 3, 2020, and with many years in the Immigration Department, Chief Immigration Officer Mr Ian B. Penn, an indigenous Virgin Islander, is to retire from the public service.
UPDATE: Guyanese woman recaptured after escaping Immigration detention
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Mrs Nadia Demming-Hodge has confirmed that detainee Ms Ianna Thomas has been recaptured.
GIS & Immigration personnel clash over parking space in RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A clash over parking space in the parking lot across from Labour and Immigration Departments resulted in police being called in on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.