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111 Haitian migrants intercepted by Bahamian authorities on Tuesday

CTN News

Bahamian authorities announced that they intercepted a group of 111 Haitian immigrants early Tuesday. They were apprehended aboard an overloaded sailboat in the waters of the archipelago, according to U.S. media outlet CBSNews.

92 men, 14 women, and 5 children were arrested by the Royal Bahamas Defense Force near Guinchos on the Bahamas-Cuba maritime border. They will be turned over to migration officials for further action, according to the Ministry of Defense.