Corey Lawrence Smith Jr.

Corey Lawrence Smith Jr. is a 29-year-old marketing manager from the United States who recently made headlines for overstaying his permitted time in Belize. Despite entering the country legally multiple times, he was fined and faced deportation after failing to produce a valid visitor’s permit during a checkpoint inspection. Smith Jr. had been living in Belize City, where he was attempting to integrate into the local community and join a basketball team, but his legal troubles led to his imminent return to the U.S.