All stories concerning immigration, human smuggling and related issues can be found in this thread
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Police, Justice and Crime
Labor and Unions
The National - Leonard Gildarie case
Main stories and articles below
Police check 500 cars, arrest over 100 ‘illegals’ since April - 29th July 2008
USONA will provide NAf. 9M to improve immigration system - 10th July 2008
Police arrest eleven 'illegals' on Monday - 9th July 2008
Police arrest eight illegals - 7th July 2008
Today - Oyster Pond hotel fined 20,000 nafs for illegal workers - 3rd July 2008
ID card machine will be repaired - 27th June 2008
Editorial: Two countries, one island - 19th May 2008
Steward denied director's licence - 6th May 2008
49 candidates pass naturalisation test - 14th April 2008
Would-be 'jumpers' not allowed to leave ship - 18th March 2008
Lawyer seeks acquittal for Immigration officer - 13th March 2008
Immigration officers phones tapped - 13th March 2008
Supermarket owners fined for undocumented workers - 6th March 2008
Dick - New immigration policy in June - 29th February 2008
Letter - Good laugh - 14th February 2008
Prince denied entry - 14th February 2008
Lack of visa halts Prince’s vacation in St. Maarten - 13th February 2008
SNBF fears Domincano ‘revolt,’ warns islanders will get violent - 31st January 2008
Marechaussees to help combat human trafficking, smuggling - 22nd January 2008
Consul concerned about problems in sex industry - 21st January 2008
Consulate calls for grace period - 21st January 2008
Immigration raids two Oyster Pond brothels - 18th January 2008
Immigration has strength to do the work, says Holiday - 17th January 2008
New immigration officers to take oath - 16th January 2008
Owner of Players nightclub arrested for human smuggling - 4th January 2008
Four Tamils go to court in bid to obtain freedom - 28th December 2007
Prosecutor to testify in human smuggling case - 14th December 2007
Immigration officer forged visa document - 17th November 2007
Chinese loses appeal in human smuggling case - 14th November 2007
Female immigration officer facing corruption charges - 14th November 2007
33 illegals detained over the weekend - 6th November 2007
Consulate to be established to represent Haitian community - 17th November 2007
Government raiding itself
10 arrested in immigration / SVB control exercise - 1st November 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Immigration creatively trying to slow SXM growth - 24th October 2007
Immigration to be enforced - 24th October 2007
Immigration procedures - 24nd October 2007
Canada to provide St. Maarten with border security training - 24th October 2007
Richards on confusion over reentry permits - 15th October 2007
Outbound passengers at PJIA to be controlled as of December - 15th October 2007
Richards urges residents: Stick to rules for re-entry permit requests - 14th October 2007
Immigration controls supported by Quick Response Team Friday - 14th October 2007
New naturalisation regulation requires written examination - 25th September 2007
Police arrest 21 during raid held at ‘The Dump’ - 24th September 2007
Dutch State Secretary to address issue of undocumented children - 14th September 2007
Children under 12 also need visas to visit here - 11th September 2007
Six charged with smuggling on sailing boat Blue Moon - 22nd Aug 2007
Laveist claifies nationality issue - 14th August 2007
Young cricketer to stay in SXM - 11th August 2007
Today Editorial - Catch 22 - 11th August 2007
Dominicano Consul General angry at sudden Immigration changes - 2nd Aug 2007
Young cricket players reunited with families - 1st Aug 2007
Immigration laws need to be widely publicised - 1st Aug 2007
Immigration detains two boys after cricket match - 1st Aug 2007
Judge slams Lt Governor over children - 31st July 2007
Nationals from 122 countries need visas to enter St. Maarten - 1st Aug 2007
Judge orders release of five-year-old girl - 31st July 2007
Immigration will enforce strict visa requirements for children - 31st July 2007
Immigration policy ready but no infrastructure - 21st July 2007
Laveist causes more confusion - 21st July 2007
Laveist clears air on employment permit fees, proposed increase - 20th July 2007
Laveist hits back at Today Editorial - 20th July 2007
SHTA surprised at Laveist's comments on permits - 19th July 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Give talks a chance - 19th July 2007
Laveist’s work permit statements could undermine tripartite talks - 19th July 2007
Naturalisation course will be in two parts - 18th July 2007
Prosecutor - Employees paying for permits not illegal - 18th July 2007
Today Editorial - Who should pay the work permit fees - 17th July 2007
Letter - The importance of accurate information - 16th July 2007
Pantophlet - It comes down to morals - 16th July 2007
Today Editorial - Work permit fees - 16th July 2007
Private sector wants discussion on work permit fees - 16th July 2007
Terror suspect transferred to immigration for deportation - 16th July 2007
Indian Ambassador wants to strengthen ties to SXM - 14th July 2007
Indian and Venezuelan Ambassadors vist Sarah - 14th July 2007
2 suspected human smugglers arrested - 13th July 2007
Human smugglers freed because of Prosecutor screwups - 6th July 2007
Tripartite security meeting focus on drug and human traficking - 29th June 2007
Immigration officers questioned in Loor case - 21st June 2007
Naturalisation exam for foriegners - 21st June 2007
New Naturalisation rules by 1st Oct - 20th June 2007.
Immigration officer questioned by RST - 20th June 2007
22 new recruits for immigration - 20th June 2007
Immigration officer to be arraigned - 18th June 2007
Immigration officer suspect in drug bust
Two human smugglers face stiff jail sentences - 15th June 2007
Immigration cited as big issue in public service level study - 13th June 2007
Police commissioner suspended, more wrongdoing being alleged - 13th June 2007
Witness heard in case against two alleged human smugglers - 13th June 2007
Commissioner may have committed fraud in human trafficking incident - 11th June 2007
Employers must fill out declaration forms - 9th June 2007
Sarah - Employers have responsibility ro register workers - 7th June 2007
Workshop on naturalization - 7th June 2007
Extension requested for human trafficking suspect - 6th June 2007
Cop reportedly implicated in human trafficking probe 1st June 2007
Residency Scam Exposed - 31st May 2007
Juliet now head of airport immigration - 31st May 2007
Tourism bureau wants distinct entry requirements for Caribbean visitors - 26th May 2007
Juliet now heading Airport Immigration - 26th May 2007
Two held in Immigration raid - 18th May 2007
Two guilty of human and drug smuggling - 5th May 2007
Prosecutor appeals immigration case - 4th May 2007
Dick: I cannot take away a child's right to education - 3rd May 2007
Immigration escapees still on the run - 28th April 2007
Police still searching for escaped immigrants - 28th April 2007
Sarah wants to 'Get a Grip on things' - 28th April 2007
Immigration case falls apart - 25th April 2007
Jamaican escapes police at airport - 25th April 2007
Police seek public help to find illegal immigrants - 25th April 2007
Today Editorial - Maintainting Integrity - 25th April 2007
Man fights with Immigration, escapes while being deported - 25th April 2007
Judge to rule today in human smuggling case - 24th April 2007
Fifteen persons arrested by QR controls - 19th April 2007
Hairdresser fined for human trafficking - 4th April 2007
Immigration officers face criminal charges - 4th April 2007
Human smuggling case in court - 3rd April 2007
Two year work permits - 29th March 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Inclusion - 29th March 2007
Work permits to be issued for two years - 29th March 2007
Labor survey starts - 22nd March 2007
5 held in immigration check - 23rd March 2007
Five more held in immigration raid - 23rd March 2007
Bi-annual labour survey starts today - 22nd March 2007
Front Steet Immigration raids - 20th March 2007
23 held in Immigration raid - 21st March 2007
Immigration control nets 23 - 21st March 2007
‘Illegal’ schools mushroom, Sarah expects report soon - 21st March 2007
Maria wants proper housing for foreign workers - 19th March 2007
Maria wants parallel approach to housing, immigration issues - 19th March 2007
Lt. Governor highlights need for immigration control, enforcement - 16th March 2007
Emergency passport machine broken down - 8th March 2007
Protocol signed for new immigration organisation - 7th March 2007
Man sentenced for human smuggling - 7th March 2007
US Report - Trafficking high in St Maarten - 5th March 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Grand Getaway Vacations and Immigration - 5th March 2007
SHTA responds to Today Editorial - 2nd March 2007
Today Editorial - Island should put civility back into immigration - 1st March 2007
SHTA - Current immigration police benifits no one - 1st March 2007
SHTA blasts immigration and work permit policies, processes - 1st March 2007
101 nationalities call St. Maarten ‘home’ - 28th February 2007
Dick to discuss new Immigration policy for undocumented persons - 28th February 2007
New immigration office being discussed - 28th February 2007
SXM News Network - Business as usual for GGV - 28th February 2007
Lynch blasts Meyers and Laveist for disrespectful behavior - 28th February 2007
Dick in St. Maarten to discuss immigration - 27th February 2007
George ashamed of DP commissioners - 27th February 2007
Mother and son deported accidentally - 26th February 2007
SXM News Network - Haize accuses Laveist of $50,000 bribe - 26th February 2007
Today Editorial - Right perspective - 26th February 2007
Unions slam Laveist - 26th February 2007
Richards - 600 permits pending at Laveist's office - 24th February 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Civility and good order - 24th February 2007
Laveist speaks out on immigration policies - 24th Fberuary 2007
Laveist - Immigration gone mad - 24th February 2007
Laveist - Legalisation process to be simplified - 22nd February 2007
Laveist pleads for compassion in controls - 22nd February 2007
American working illegally at BP detained - 21st February 2007
Builders Paradise illegal American manager detained- 21st February 2007
Illegals arrested and detained in underware - 15th February 2007
Illegal resident held for months in police cells - 14th February 2007
509 babies born on Dutch side - 10th February 2007
Non documented persons deported - 3rd February 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Immigration controls - 3rd February 2007
Aiport controls to take time - 2nd February 2007
Airport security - 2nd February 2007
New immigration control, registration system coming - 2nd February 2007
Pantophlet - Residents with 10 years should get residence - 30th January 2007
Jamaican women conned in SXM job scam - 30th January 2007
George offers solution so undocumented residents - 29th January 2007
Dick hands in proposal for new immigration policy - 25th January 2007
Preperations underway to impliment FD Treaty - 24th January 2007
Control of brothels a high priority for immigration - 13th January 2007
9 Exotic dancers held by immigration - 13th January 2007
Mega Yacht captains fined - 13th January 2006
One more arrest reported in smuggling/trafficking probe - 11th January 2007
Two poice and one citizen arrested for extortion - 8th January 2007
Two cops, Chinese man held in extortion probe - 8th January 2007
Police deny extortion by police - 3rd January 2007
Strip club owner held for alleged human smuggling - 3rd January 2007
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2006 & 2005
Governor - New immigration stategy - 30th December 2006
Laveist - Security and hospitality sector 'stealing' from workers - 28th December 2006
Laveist wants changes in documenting long time residents - 28th December 2006
Proposal made to legalise undocumented persons - 28th December 2006
Employment policy still a draft - 23rd December 2006
Two women held in immigration fraud - 21st December 2006
Undocumented worker claims rights violated - 20th December 2006
Two women alledgedly falsified papers for residence permits - 20th December 2006
Council upated on immigration issues - 4th December 2006
Dick supports security checks at airport for immigration officers - 1st December 2006
Chinese business says bureaocracy forced them to hire illegals - 1st December 2006
Human trafficking trial delayed - 1st December 2006
Problem still looming at PJIA with Immigration and security - 30th November 2006
Immigration Officers stage 20-minute strike at airport - 29th November 2006
Extraordinary meeting on immigration Thursday - 29th November 2006
Private sector, Laveist give Elhage’s proposal thumbs up - 24th November 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Permits - 24th November 2006
Chinese deported - 24th November 2006
Alfred Marsden - Immigration Chief Cock figher dynamo - 23rd november 2006
Independent body should handle work permit requests, says Elhage - 23rd November 2006
Richards gives ‘advice toolkit during swearing-in ceremony - 23rd November 2006
Businesses find for hiring illegals - 22nd November 2006
Chinese suspected of hiding passports to avoid deportation - 22nd November 2006
Golden Eye dancers deported, club fined - 22nd November 2006
International Day of Tolerance today - 16th November 2006
Permit holders no longer need visas - 15th November 2006
Chinese man held in human smuggling immigration case - 10th November 2006
Holiday talks about immigration - 10th November 2006
Group commits to fight human smuggling - 6th November 2006
Training against human smuggling - 4th November 2006
Another Immigration officer held in human/drug smuggling probe - 2nd November 2006
Work to create permits dept progressing - 2nd november 2006
Letter - Leopold James to Minister Dick - 1st November 2006
Immigration officers arrested - 1st November 2006
Two immigration officers held in human trafficking probe 1st November 2006
Islands carry responsibility for Immigration too, says Dick 1st November 2006
Chamber optimistic about immigration meeting - 31st October 2006
Letter - Don't blame St Maarteners for immigration problems - 31st October 2006
Another immigration officer arrested - 31st October 2006
Stowaways on concrete block barge - 31st October 2006
Eye-opening start to human counter-trafficking training - 31st October 2006
Ouenniche - Immigration problem is result of failure - 30th October 2006
Letter - Edwin James - Where and when 'rights' went wrong - 30th October 2006
Richards too late in tackling immigration issue, says union - 30th October 2006
Janchi calls Laveist a clown - 30th October 2006 2006
Letter - Response to 'Immigration vs People' - 28th October 2006
Letter - Bienvenido Richardson - A look at immigration - 28th October 2006
Immigration officers complain of interferance with their work - 28th October 2006
Governor - Too much Red Tape - 27th October 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Loud and Clear - 26th October 2006
Three held in investigation of drug and human smuggling - 26th October 2006
Chamber reps to attend immigration conference - 26th October 2006
Richards: Red tape impedes proper immigration control - 26th October 2006
Laveist to make proposal for immigration situation - 23rd October 2006
Commissioner Laveist supports union’s human trafficking resolution - 18th October 2006
Letter - Pantophlet - People in limbo - 17th October 2006
Unions denounce human trafficking, gender abuse - 16th October 2006
Letter - Immigration problems - 14th October 2006
Unions fight against deportation of abuse woman's children - 14th October 2006
Letter - Some questions for the head of immigrations - 12th October 2006
American boat owners fined over US $30,000 - 9th October 2006
SHTA - Immigration and Labor - 6th October 2006
Nation building exposes worker abuse and exploitation - 4th October 2006
Immigration officers angry about operations at airport - 1st October 2006
Girlfriend says captain is no human smuggler - 1st October 2006
Three held in connection with human smuggling - 30th September 2006
Letter - Lenny Priest - Laveist is out of touch with reality - 26th September 2006
Letter - The Friendly island? - 25th September 2006
Dick obstructed in bid to tackle immigration issues - 23rd September 2006
Dick: 20,000 residing here without permits - 20th September 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Population figures - 20th September 2006
Pantophlet - Still no clear vision on immigration - 19th September 2006
Human trafficing trial delayed - 9th September 2006
ID cards available again - 4th September 2006
Census office without ID card machine again - 28th August 2006
Immigration systems damaged by power outage - 16th August 2006
Completed residence permits posted online for easier tracking - 14th August 2006
Association denies community center used to house illegals - 4th August 2006
Youth Council deny allegations - 4th August 2006
Laveist supports merger idea - 29th July 2006
Lt. Governor say's non-nationals misinterpreting grace period - 28th July 2006
Letter - Lenny Priest - Merging Labor and Immigration not the solution - 25th July 2006
Minister proposes merging Labor and Immigration depts - 24th July 2006
Mexicans suspected of bolita smuggling handed over to immigration - 25th July 2006
Immigration fraudster sentanced - 22nd July 2006
Hope for more civility - 21st July 2006
One year transition period regarding new health insurance instructions - 21st July 2006
Processing employment permits in six weeks possible by October - 20th July 2006
115 nationalites now on French side - 20th July 2006
Letter - Open letter to Theo Heyliger re immigration raids - 11th July 2006
ID cards invalid if information is incorrect - 7th July 2006
Immigration raids led to decline in regional tourists - 6th July 2006
Immigration raids blamed for drop in regional tourism - 6th July 2006
Gildare held by immigration again - 5th July 2006
26 Chinese sent back with fake documents - 4th July 2006
26 Chinese turned away with forged documents - 4th July 2006
Illegal Chinese residents held - 28th June 2006
Pantophlet proposes granting permanent residency to parents - 27th June 2006
New policy for issuing employment permits - 22nd June 2006
Laveist to re-examine Govt’s employment permit policy - 22nd June 2006
New policy for issuing employment permits - Birth certificates no longer required - 21st June 2006
Executive Council announces new policy for the issuing of employment permits - 20th June 2006
Detention centre for illegals to be built in Pointe Blanche - 20th June 2006
Pregnant woman amoung 36 illegal migrants held - 16th June 2006
Migration problems to be discussed in July meeting 0 15th June 2006
New immigration laws have been drawn up - 14th June 2006
Human trafficking and immigration course for civil servants - 13th June 2006
Voges - Effective legislation needed against human trafficking - 14th June 2006
Lt Governor under fire from teachers leader - 13th June 2006
Dick - Undocumented children out of control - 12th June 2006
Education for illegal children, compulsory education studied - 26th May 2006
Training on combating human trafficking 18th May 2006
Cuban in SXM offered asylum by UN - 9th May 2006
Fish confronts Laveist in Carnival Village - 3rd May 2006
Man not happy with customs treatment - 28th April 2006
Loor being reassigned - 24th April 2006
Luxemboug woman expelled - 24th April 2006
Loor reassigned - 24th April 2006
Immigration issues discussed - 20th April 2006
European expelled from island - 20th April 2006
75 detained in dump raid - 10th April 2006
75 suspected illegals detained in surprise control Saturday - 10th April 2006
Minister working on new guidelines to bring foreign partner to Antilles - 10th April 2006
National Alliance asks for immigration policy review - 5th April 2006
Three human smugglers sentenced in absentia - 5th April 2006
Maria in support of more controlled development - 3rd April 2006
Proposal soon to make application for work, residency permits more flexible - 30th March 2006
Minister Dick takes action against human trafficking - 29th March 2006
Proposal to simplify construction worker permits - 28th March 2006
Employers to pay processing fees for employment permits - 27th March 2006
Immigration and crime dominate Chamber meeting - 25th March 2006
Laveist - One Stop Shopping needs for permits - 18th March 2006
Letter - Eric Paul - Human Rights for illegal detainees now - 17th March 2006
Laveist wants new grace period for undocumented people - 16th March 2006
Commissioner proposes new grace period for immigrants - 16th March 2006
Bidding starts for new detention cells - 6th March 2006
Holiday - Employers must stop abusing illegal workers - 3rd March 2006
Detention of illegal foreigners not up to par, says committee - 1st March 2006
23 ‘illegals’ repatriated, more to be sent today - 20th February 2006
Justice Minister - More say in immigration not a problem - 18th February 2006
92 rounded up in raid - 18th February 2006
Coast guard has no official view of ministers statement - 17th February 2006
ExCo wants more say in Immigration policy - 16th February 2006
Dick - St. Maarten must treat immigrants better - 11th February 2006
Loor ready to go again - 10th February 2006
More authority over policy for immigrants say's Lawyer - 8th February 2006
Minister Dick praises Cops - 6th February 2006
Conditions bad for immigrants - 6th February 2006
80 detainees still being held - 6th February 2006
Barge immigrants to be repatriated today - 6th February 2006
30 of 104 illegals held already repatriated - 6th February 2006
No more stowaways found - 4th February 2006
104 undocumented people picked up in 9 hours - 4th February 2006
104 picked up by immigration - 4th February 2006
Prosecutors office to share info with Dom. Rep. - 3rd February 2006
Undocumented persons from barge still in cells - 2nd February 2006
No stowaways found after 3rd day - 1st February 2006
DR consul has concerns - 1st February 2006
Search for stowaways continues - 31st January 2006
Immigration law to be strictly enforced effective tomorrow - 31st January 2006
Stowaways feared crushed - 30th January 2006
Nine ‘illegals’ rescued, five feared still trapped on barge - 30th January 2006
Fate of Cubans in hands of UNHCR - 26th January 2006
Loor wants 100 a month - 23 January 2006
Gradual upgrades to Juliana Team - 20th January 2006
U.S. citizens, Italians among 31 held in Immigration raid - 20th January 2006
Cubans handed over to SMUMF - 19th January 2006
Six Cubans released into custody of local church - 18th January 2006
Father claims children of detained woman are Dutch - 17th January 2006
Six Cubans still in St. Maarten, Antigua refuses to accept them - 16th January 2006
Cubans still on St Maarten - 16th Janaury 2006
Human smuggling worries - 16th January 2006
Twenty ‘illegals’ detained during Front Street raid - 16th January 2006
Three children said abandoned, Immigration wary about trickery - 13th January 2006
Twenty ‘illegals’ detained during Front Street raid - 13th January 2006
Cubans back to Antigua - 13th January 2006
Cubans rescued - 11th January 2006
Seven Cuban nationals rescued from sailboat - 11th January 2006
843 employment permits and 435 directors’ licences granted - 19th December 2005
Indian worker accuses his boss of ‘slavery’ practices - 14th December 2005
Letter - Coralita Cushaw - No more extensions - 9th December 2005
Letter - Jerome Richards - Truth and lies on immigration - 8th December 2005
French immigration dismantle major human smuggling ring - 8th December 2005
Revamping employment permit policy not ‘attack’ on immigrants - 7th December 2005
Boat with 19 immigrants intercepted - 5th December 2005
Letter - Bijnsdorp - Be my Guest, a Fairy Tale - 2nd December 2005
Seven illegals detained - 2nd December 2005
Released detainee warned not to work on the beach - 26th November 2005
Illegals have until end of year to leave so they can return - 26th November 2005
Police raid beach, town, nab 24 illegals, vendors - 25th November 2005
The National - Leonard Gildarie case Updated 25th November 2005
Detained mother released to care for children - 25th November 2005
SXM PE Blog Post - Human Rights - Where are the churches and NGOs? - 21st November 2005
Letter - Government is selling us out - 18th November 2005
Law clinic sheds light on employment permits - 12th November 2005
Immigration scandal - The Sevilla Case - 24th October 2005 - Updated 7th November2005
SVB conducts random check of Cupecoy construction site - 5th November 2005
Daily Herald Editorial - New immigration rules - 3rd November 2005
Smarter airport immigration controls show good results - 2nd November 2005
New procedure for invited guests to the island - 2nd November 2005
Thirty suspected illegals held in surprise control - 1st November 2005
Immigration Head Loor invited to Curacao to meet with Justice minister - 27th October 2005
Lt. Governor’s office opts not to contest injunction - 27th October 2005
Today - Crime, drug abuse and immigration discussed with minister - 26th October 2005
Holiday says issues raised by unions being addressed - 26th October 2005
SXM PE Blog Post - Theo Heyliger approves human rights abuses by authorities? - 26th October 2005
Canadian man's detention reported in Canadian Newspaper - 26th October 2005
Heyliger supports police actions to rid island of ‘visitor harassers’ - 26th October 2005
Theo Heyliger condones human rights abuses- 26th October 2005
Lawyer threatens court action, acuses immigration of torturous acts - 25th October 2005
You can burn my building but not my brains says Willy Haize - 24th October 2005
UF meets with DP MP's to discuss immigration issues - 24th October 2005
Letter - Is the Lt Governor condoning wrongdoings? - 20th October 2005
Human Smuggling / Manslaughter case - Updated 20th October 2005
UF wants Police Commissioner investigated - 19th October 2005
Haize wants Sarah to speak up on immigration issues - 15th October 2005
Locals forging and selling documents - 15th October 2005
Tourists claim visit to island ruined by police - 18th October 2005
Non-documented persons cause good deal of worry - 14th October 2005
Lt. Governor clears the air on relationship with immigration - 13th October 2005
SMX PE Blog Post - Crime - SXM sinking to new lows? - 11th October 2005
Immigration Scandal- The Venezuelan woman and the Commissioner - 5th October 2005 - Updated 11th Ocotober 2005
Buses being ‘singled out’ by immigration, says association - 10th October 2005
Letter - Disappointed about inhumane treatment - 8th October 2005
Letter - Unions demand an investigation into immigration caes - 7th October 2005
Maria calls on employers to secure proper housing for foreign workers - 26th September 2005
Immigration raid nets 32 - 23rd September 2005
Dutch and French cooperate with roadside patrols - 15th September 2005 - Updated 20th September 2005
Twelve persons picked up in raid - 26th August 2005
Deportees escape - 26th August 2005
Human smuggling taking endemic forms - Prosecutor Mooij - 24th August 2005
Human smuggler receives two years imprisonment - 24th August 2005
SXM PE Blog - Human Rights in St. Maarten? - 21st August 2005
Daily Herald - Coast Guard detains six probable illegals - 20th August 2005
Abuse of authority by Immigration - 20th August 2005
Four released, 22 still in cells - 20th August 2005
75% of workforce are non nationals - Labor dept - 19th August 2005
26 detained during immigration control - 19th August 2005
US State Dept implicates SXM in sex slave trade - 15th August 2005
Immigration officers detain several illegals - 12th August 2005
St. Maarten mentioned in US human smuggling report - 12th August 2005
Captain gets four years for human smuggling - 11th August 2005
AA manager here to discuss false documents with police - 27th July 2005
Deportee beaten by SXM Police? - 26th July 2005.JPG
Police: Majority of arrests in 2004 were foreigners - 21st July 2005
More than 30 caught with forged ID cards - 20th July 2005
Resident deported by error - 7th July 2005
Coastguard intercepts Immigrants - 2nd July 2005
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