Police arrest two illegal immigrants during traffic stop
BVI News understands that the police recently detained two illegal immigrants after encountering them during a regular traffic stop.
It’s understood that the men were driving in a car in Road Town when the police signalled them to stop for a routine check. During the exercise, the cops noticed that a few traffic rules were being broken and advised the men to make adjustments.
During the interaction, the cops realized that the men were spanish speakers. It’s reported that the cops also learned that the men are Venezuelans — one arrived in the BVI some time in 2022 and the other landed late last year.
The police asked the men to show their identification documents and that’s when they realized (from their passports) that the men entered the territory legally but had both overstayed their time by several months.
They were both detained and an immigration officer was reportedly called in to assist in processing them.
It’s unclear whether the men were jailed or whether they are being housed by the authorities as they await court appearance and deportation.
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Good job officers we need more regular stop and checks.
Good job what that’s not a crime them police involved in all the criminal active
If yo ketch 2 it gah mo
There probably are lots more.
alot more here illegal continue this stop and search awesome job .
I am excited to see that the officers are FINALLY out and about doing what they needed to do from long. But they need to do the same thing in Virgin Gorda, Anegada & Jost Van Dyke because those islands has illegal immigrants as well. Kudos to the RVIPF.
Immigration need to do their work properly and more thoroughly and get the territory cleaned up.
So this means Immigration has ZERO SYSTEMS in place to track these things. They should have a system that automatically flags anybody that entered and didn’t leave when their time is up to do so. If the Police didn’t stop these men they would’ve still been on the streets. How many more do we have out here undocumented? How long can we continue running this place like this? We are bitching about locals when it comes to the Census but cannot handle serious issues like this?
We are the Wild, Wild West and the impotent enforcing doesn’t help the situation either
Police doing traffic stop has no legal right to ask anyone about their immigration status, no matter what language they speak.Police need an immigration officer alongside them in order to conduct such stop and ask such questions.
At overstepping…yes they can. Don’t need an immigration officer to be present but once an immigration violation is detected they are duty bound to inform immigration.
Plenty plenty more ..prison escapees,murderers.
An immigrant hub such as this,legal and illegal this lil BVI,routine stops and ID should be the norm…after awhile, strangers would be identifiable.
Didn’t Mrs Parsons initiate an ID card?
Should be able to enter id info in a computer and retrieve info regarding place of birth,address,emlpoyment and resident status but considering this is the VI…..
How did they come in; how have they been supporting themselves and with whom have they been living; has anyone been employing them (if so, fine the firm or individual), etc. etc.?
wooooow.. they in problems now.. over staying that is mandatory time.. if they had a boat full of drugs, well thats only slap on the wrist..smh
Are you bad minded, and dirty mind, them two person are human being looking for better life, and support they family back home, just be im they shoes, its not nice, to laugh on this situation, they are very hard workin boys, no troubleling nobody, just makin honest dollars, insted of you gettin easy money without work, god dont sleep, karma is the,S M K
RVIP