35 illegal immigrants caught on Cooper Island
According to the RVIPF, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, just before midnight, following a joint operation between Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Officers and US Customs and Border Control, a vessel transporting suspected illegal immigrants was observed and intercepted just off the shores of Cooper Island.
"The vessel ran ashore on Cooper Island and 25 adults and children were found," the RVIPF stated in a press release today, February 15, 2024.
It said additional searches conducted during daylight around the island led to the discovery of an additional 10 individuals.
Whereabouts of boat captain 'unknown'- RVIPF
"The illegal immigrants have been handed over to the Immigration Department. The whereabouts of the captain are currently unknown. Investigations are ongoing in this matter," the RVIPF said.
The nationalities of the illegal immigrants were not disclosed.
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There is also the question about the veracity of your assertion of 25,000 illegal immigrants entering the US per day. That works out to 9 million people per year, or a 3% increase in US’s population per year. US census data shows that US population growth in 2022 was 0.4% over 2021. NY Times reported last year that about 1.7 million migrants tried to enter the US in a 12 month period, so about 5,000 per day on average. Brookings Institute estimates US has about 12 million illegal immigrants in the US, or about 3%, so hard to say that the US is being overun on that basis.
Currently in the BVI many are without jobs, including, natives, residents and belongers. If illegal immigrants is allowed to continue infiltrating the BVI more pressure will be increase on our seekers of jobs, and crimes will increase rather than decrease.
In short, your immigration 'problem' is a result your government's wicked work in Latin America over many decades, creating hollowed out societies run by criminals. The immigrants are coming home to roost. Your lying racist media tells you the desperate ones coming in to the US are the problem. You like the sound of that because it is easier than processing the truth.
The trade never ends....By Boat By Plane...the trade happens EVERYDAY
@ US Resident, where did you get the 25,000 illegal entering the US daily from? Is this a Republican/Conservative talking point? I’m not condoning illegal entry into either the US or BVI, but the US is much, much larger country than the tiny BVI..Nevertheless, the social, economic,,political impact , etc on the US will be thousands order of magnitude less on the US than on the BVI where the impact will be felt immediately. Immigration into the BVI may be needed but needs to balanced and managed.
There is no country without a border. There’s a right and a wrong way to become a resident of a country. As soon as these people cross the border, they are committing a felony. They disregard the law and the fact that their presence is a serious drain on law abiding tax payers. Having the land isn’t the issue. It’s the issue of security, maintaining law and order, and reducing crime and an influx of drugs, plus the overwhelming burden on the taxpayer.