Deejay Flippa Mafia

Deejay Flippa Mafia has been charged with violating the United States Immigration law and is facing possible deportation.

According to a report previously published in THE WEEKEND STAR, the deejay, real name Andrew Davis, is alleged to have attempted to enter the United States on a boat from The Bahamas with the assistance of two men in March. The deejay was arrested on March 16 and was being held as a prosecution witness against the men, Julio Santiesteban and Armando Amat, who are charged with encouraging and inducing an alien to enter or reside in the United States.

The deejay, known for songs such as Dem Yah and Unfinished House appeared before the United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida on April 2. When contacted a source from the special counsel to the US Attorney told THE WEEKEND STAR that the material witness complaint against Davis was dismissed on Wednesday afternoon, he will not be returning to district court and is currently in immigration custody.

When contacted, Nicole Navas public affairs specialist/spokesperson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), stated: "Andrew Davis is still in federal custody with US Bureau of Prisons. He has been charged with being in violation of US Immigration law and faces immigration removal proceedings."

THE WEEKEND STAR last week published a summary of the case against Davis and two other men which was compiled from an affidavit sworn by Matthew Parker, a special agent with the Department of Homeland Security, United States ICE.

According to Special Agent Parker in the affidavit, during questioning: "Davis, a Jamaican national stated that he left the United States for Jamaica in December of 2009. Davis said that he knew he had no current legal immigration status in the US and that he knew he would not be able to lawfully re-enter the United States."

It further stated that, "on March 5, 2010, Davis flew from Jamaica to The Bahamas in order to see some friends and find a way to be smuggled into the United States."

While in The Bahamas, Davis allegedly met with a friend who agreed to smuggle him into the US. The friend then introduced Davis to two Cubans, Santiesteban and Amat, who had arrived to pick up a load of Chinese people that never arrived. Davis reportedly paid US$3,000 (J$270,000) for passage to the United States.

The money was reportedly accepted and on March 15 an attempt was allegedly being made to transport Davis to United States on the boat. The United States Coast Guard intercepted the vessel, however, and conducted a search. Upon boarding the vessel, Parker said that the Coast Guard found Santiesteban and Amat, and during a search later found one unaccounted person (Davis) laying down in the cabin of the vessel. The men were taken in for questioning.