Coast Guard intercepts 169 Haitian nationals attempting to illegally enter the U.S. by boat
10/23/2024 // Laura Harris // 960 Views
The United States Coast Guard has repatriated 169 Haitian nationals who were intercepted while attempting to enter the country illegally by boat.
On Oct. 15, authorities in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean alerted the Coast Guard to an overloaded vessel taking on water at around 5 p.m. local time. The boat, overcrowded with a group of Haitian migrants, struggled to stay afloat in dangerous waters. (Related: DoD preparing for a ‘mass migration’ of Haitians into U.S.)
In response, the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell was immediately dispatched to intercept the vessel. The migrants were subsequently transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant for repatriation to Haiti after processing and medical examinations.
"#DontTakeToTheSea The @USCG Cutter Valiant's crew repatriated 169 migrants to Haiti, Wed., following an interdiction south of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Hurricane season significantly increases the danger for makeshift vessels. #PaPranLanmeA," the Coast Guard posted on X, along with photographs of a horde of alleged Haitian immigrants crammed aboard a makeshift vessel.
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