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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nearly 20 citizens of Samoa are still in jail, even though they have already served their period of detention, awaiting deportation pursuant to court orders. These inmates are still stuck inside the Territorial Correctional Facility (TFC) because American Samoa’s borders...

![Temporary Acting Police Commissioner, Fo’ifua Fo’ifua Jr., as the appointed PC is still off-island — in a photo taken during the official opening of the new TCF building in Tafuna in 2016 — Fo'ifua was then the correctional facility warden. He spoke to Samoa News about the nearly 20 citizens of Samoa still in jail awaiting deportation while borders are closed between the two Samoas. [photo by AF] Temporary Acting Police Commissioner, Fo’ifua Fo’ifua Jr.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/foifua_foifua_jr_0513.jpg?itok=-XXpQ4pJ)