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Previously Deported Haitian Citizen Arrested at St. Thomas Airport

A citizen of Haiti was arrested on Feb. 14 at the Cyril E. King Airport on a criminal charge stemming from alleged illegal reentry into the United States, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands.

According to court documents, Dunord Joseph, 36, presented himself to Customs and Border Protection officials for inspection at the Cyril E. King Airport in hopes of boarding a flight to Orlando, Florida. Records checks indicated Dunord Joseph had previously been removed from Miami, Florida, on December 18, 2018, and there is no record of him having obtained the express consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission prior to being found back in the United States on February 14, 2022.

Dunord Joseph is charged with an alleged violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(1) for returning to and remaining in the United States after having been removed, denied admission, excluded or deported and doing so without the express consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission. If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to two years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

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