MENU

Nation

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

Coast Guard repatriates 102 Haitian migrants found at sea

July 13, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 13, 2017 10:18 pm

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 102 Haitian migrants found in the Atlantic Ocean, the largest repatriation of migrants in more than a year.

A Coast Guard cutter encountered the overloaded boat about 22 miles (35 kilometers) south of Great Inagua, Bahamas, on Tuesday. The Coast Guard provided the migrants with food, water and medical treatment before returning them to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on Wednesday.

The Coast Guard reports that 1,028 migrants have been found attempting to illegally enter the United States via the Florida Straits, Atlantic and Caribbean Sea since Oct. 1.

Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed.

STORIES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU

Police investigating shooting outside Drake's mansion that left security guard wounded

Toronto — Police are investigating a shooting outside rapper Drake's mansion in Toronto that left a security guard seriously wounded. Authorities did not confirm whether Drake was at home at the time ...

Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the U.S. says it isn't the full invasion many fear

Cairo — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern...

Inside the gym on a sunny day, NFA boys’ volleyball continues to impress

Norwich — Gage Hinkley is a 6-foot-1, 225-pound middle linebacker who leaves June 24, just after his graduation from Norwich Free Academy, to play Division I football at the University of Rhode Islan...