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Jody-Ann S. Thomas ordered deported from VI

- Thomas was convicted of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
Jody-Ann S. Thomas, seen here performing in a play at HM Prison in February 2026, has been ordered deported from the Virgin Islands by Governor Daniel Pruce. Photo: GIS
The deportation order against Jody-Ann S. Thomas was made by Governor Pruce on June 22, 2026 and gazetted on June 23, 2026. Photo: GIS/File
The deportation order against Jody-Ann S. Thomas was made by Governor Pruce on June 22, 2026 and gazetted on June 23, 2026. Photo: GIS/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A woman who has served time at His Majesty's Prison after being convicted of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm has been ordered deported from the Virgin Islands by Governor Daniel Pruce.

In January 2024, Jody-Ann Sherene Thomas was charged with the offence of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm and was subsequently convicted and imprisoned.

The deportation order was made by Governor Pruce on June 22, 2026 and gazetted on June 23, 2026.

It is provided by section 40(1)(b) of the Immigration and Passport Act, Revised Edition 2013, that if at any time after a person, other than a person deemed to belong to the Territory, has landed in the Territory, it shall come to the knowledge of the Governor that the person has been convicted of an offence against the said Act, or of any other offence within the Territory punishable with imprisonment for three months or more, the Governor may make an Order requiring the person to leave the Territory within the time fixed by the Order and thereafter to remain out of the Territory.

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