The United States Coast Guard has intercepted 110 migrants from Haiti, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the coast of Cap Haitien, a community in the northern Caribbean.
In a statement, the Coast Guard, which reported that the migrants had already been sent back to Haiti, detailed that U.S. coastal agents had seen a boat on Friday that was’ overloaded ‘with people, so they decided to divert and house the migrants’ as a precaution . “.
The Resolute ship’s captain, Commander Justin Vanden Heuvel, commended the ship’s crew for “ensuring the safety” of migrants at sea and for “creating an atmosphere of compassion and dignity prior to repatriation.”
Once on board a Coast Guard vessel, the migrants receive food, water, shelter and basic medical care.
The United States Coast Guard has intercepted about 150 Haitian migrants since October 1, 2020, while this number rises to 418 as counted since October 1 last year.