US Coast Guard says Haitian migrant interdictions more than doubled
The US Coast Guard said it caught more than double the number of Haitian migrants at sea in the last six months than it did in its previous reporting period.
The Coast Guard, which adds up the number of migrants apprehended by fiscal year (October to September), said between October 1, 2021 and April 21, 2022, 3,519 Haitian migrants were apprehended, compared to 1,527 in the previous period (October 2020 and September 2021).
Many of these apprehensions were in Bahamian waters.
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Commodore Dr. Raymond King said yesterday that the force has noticed, in the last two to three months, that Haitian migrants are now heading directly to Florida, instead of The Bahamas.
https://thenassauguardian.com/us-coast-guard-says-haitian-migrant-interdictions-more-than-doubled/
