Illegal Immigrant Arrested at St. Croix Airport While Attempting to Use Driver's License of Man He Resembles to Travel to Florida

ST. THOMAS — Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was arrested March 23 on St. Croix and charged by federal complaint with illegally reentering the United States and possession and use of fraudulent documents. According to court documents, Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia , age 33, presented himself to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers for inspection to board a Spirit Airlines flight from St. Croix to Fort Lauderdale, FL on March 23. He presented a Washington State driver’s license in the name of another individual with a photo of his likeness as proof of identification to travel. During questioning at the primary inspection, Mejia stated he was born in Puerto Rico, however, the CBP officer noticed that Mejia’s accent was that of one distinctive to the Dominican Republic. A subsequent fingerprint check positively identified Mr. Mejia-Mejia, and record checks revealed he was previously deported by Immigration in 2018 and 2019 from the United States to the Dom...