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THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2026
DEPORTEE REQUESTS Ripple across the Caribbean Caribbean governments are facing a growing number of requests from the United States to accept noncitizen deportees and third-country nationals, with at least one country already confirming it has signed a structured agreement and others now engaged in parallel discussions. In the Eastern Caribbean, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has agreed to establish a highlevel advisory team to coordinate negotiations with Washington over requests for member states to accept non-criminal third-country nationals and refugees. continues on B2 – Deportees
Caribbean immigrants convicted in South Florida federal election fraud cases Three noncitizens have pleaded guilty to illegally voting in U.S. federal elections in separate cases prosecuted in the Southern District of Florida, according to federal authorities. U.S. officials said the defendants admitted to registering and casting ballots despite knowing they were not eligible to vote under federal law, which requires U.S. citizenship for
each knowingly violated election laws. Moises Lima Junior, a Brazilian national who became a lawful permanent resident in January 2024, registered to vote the following month and falsely claimed U.S. citizenship, prosecutors said. He later cast a ballot in the 2024 federal election and pleaded guilty to making a false claim of citizenship to vote and voting by an alien. He was sentenced in May.
participation in federal elections. “Voting in federal elections is one of the most important rights and responsibilities of American citizenship,” said U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones. “Federal law is clear: only United States citizens may vote in federal elections.” Authorities said the three cases involved individuals from Brazil, Haiti, and Cuba who
continues on B2 – Immigrants convicted
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