The U.S. Coast Guard says it intercepted 189 Haitian migrants attempting to enter the United States. They were captured about 30 kilometers from Mole St. Nicolas in the Northwest Department on a sailboat.
The news was first reported by the Miami Herald.
The Haitian migrants risked their lives in very dangerous weather conditions. The sailboat used does not have the capacity to carry so many people, the American authorities regretted. “The Coast Guard’s William Flores and Tahoma rescued 189 Haitians from an overloaded cargo ship in severe weather conditions about 20 miles off Cape Du Mole [St. Nicholas, Haiti]. We will keep you posted as soon as we have more information,” the U.S. maritime service said in a message on its Twitter account on Saturday.
Less than a week ago, 150 Haitian nationals were arrested in South Florida. They had landed in a wealthy neighborhood in Key West in the state of Florida. In early March, on March 6, 2022, 356 Haitian migrants were apprehended on a boat that ran aground off Ocean Reff. This makes a total of 695 Haitians attempting to enter the United States by boat who were arrested and returned to Haiti in March alone.
The socio-economic situation in Haiti is deteriorating. Added to this, there is also the insecurity that is in full swing. As a result, more and more Haitians are trying to flee the country.
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