U.S. Coast Guards Prevent Vessel Occupied By Over 100 Haitian Immigrants From Entering Turks And Caicos
The unexpected influx of Haitian immigrants triggered a response by Turks and Caicos.
byRicky Riley
| August 15 2019, 7:19 pm
After nearly 150 Haitian immigrants arrived in Turks and Caicos within the last few days, the island nation has taken a harsher stance on illegal and legal immigration.
The Miami Herald reports Turks and Caicos Immigration Minister Vaden Delroy Williams will no longer tolerate large numbers of Haitian immigrants coming to the island.
Since Saturday, there have been boats transporting record numbers of people coming from Haiti. A boat holding 26 men and 11 women, a larger vessel with about 146 people on board and then a third boat with 53 passengers all were en route to Turks and Caicos. The 146-person vessel was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday.
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