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Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
Deep Sea Minerals Corp. welcomes NOAA deep-sea mapping Initiative near American Samoa
Vancouver, BC — (Jan. 28, 2026) Deep Sea Minerals Corp.
Man arrested for alleged assault in parking lot of local bar
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the early morning hours of December 28, 2025, a disturbance outside Flames Bar that escalated into an unprovoked assault, prompting immediate police response
Land dispute results in alleged PPD and assault
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 19, 2025, a dispute over land in Futiga escalated into threats and physical confrontation, prompting police intervention.
Unease in Palau over US deportees deal
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — (January 2, 2026) There's unease and confusion in Palau over a deal the Government has made with the US to accept deportees.
Samoa police confirm there will be an autopsy after the death of Sia Figiel
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The autopsy of Papalii Sia Figiel, 37 was one of the issues discussed by Acting Police Commissioner Leiataua Samuelu Afamasaga on Wednesday.
Tongans frustrated with Trump's 'collective punishment' of foreign nationals
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.
Tongans frustrated with Trump's 'collective punishment' of foreign nationals
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.
Tongans frustrated with Trump's 'collective punishment' of foreign nationals
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.








![Fahina Pasi says some Tongans in the US are afraid to leave the country in case they are refused re-entry. The White House said it included Tonga on the list due to the high number of its nationals — about 14 percent — who overstayed their visas. [photo: National Tongan American Society]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fahina-pasi_copy_0.jpg?itok=U1DSy3k_)
![Fahina Pasi says some Tongans in the US are afraid to leave the country in case they are refused re-entry. Tonga was named alongside 20 other countries in a round of full and partial travel restrictions imposed in December by the Trump administration, as it continued its sweeping immigration crackdown. The White House said it included Tonga on the list due to the high number of its nationals — about 14 percent — who overstayed their visas. [photo: National Tongan American Society] Tongas demonstrate](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fahina-pasi_copy.jpg?itok=0bD3Q1Ge)