Recent releases of millions of pages from the Epstein files by the Department of Justice in January 2026 have supplied fresh flight manifests, emails, and property records that directly address island visits. These materials confirm certain high-profile individuals traveled there while highlighting discrepancies in prior public statements, such as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's acknowledgment of a 2012 family lunch after earlier claims of severed ties. Emails also reference planned but unconfirmed visits by figures like Elon Musk, alongside documented trips by others including Sergey Brin and Reid Hoffman. The disclosures occur against a backdrop of ongoing congressional oversight, including refusals to testify by some named parties, and the islands' current ownership by a private investor whose resort development remains stalled. These primary records continue to shape assessments of visitor patterns through verifiable travel and correspondence evidence.