Bahamas searching for to repatriate greater than 100 unlawful Haitians rescued at sea

The Division of Immigration says it’s working with the Ministry of Overseas Affairs to repatriate “as shortly as attainable” greater than 100 Haitians who have been rescued within the Bahamas on Sunday.

In an announcement, the Ministry of Immigration mentioned that on Friday, an overloaded boat with a number of migrants had been noticed off the island of Andros because it sought to “keep away from the interception within the waters of the Bahamas, which was heading in direction of america.

“Nevertheless, on Sunday, March 5, one other surveillance airplane reported the ship with individuals in misery searching for assist heading for the coast of Andros.”.

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The assertion mentioned that the crew of the “Royal Bahamas Protection Power” and brokers of the Division of Immigration went to the realm and detained 127 Haitian immigrants together with 9 ladies and two youngsters “ in an irregular migratory state of affairs, following their unlawful touchdown on the west coast of Andros.

”All Haitians, protected and sound, have been taken by the “Royal Bahamas Protection Power” to New Windfall. The Division of Immigration is working with the Ministry of Overseas Affairs to make sure that these unlawful migrants are repatriated as shortly as attainable to Haiti.,” the assertion mentioned.

Final month, Prime Minister Phillip Davis says whereas Bahamians are “a compassionate individuals” they can’t afford to “shoulder any extra burdens” as he reiterated Nassau’s place concerning unlawful migration in addition to the continuing state of affairs within the neighbouring French nation of Haiti.

Davis has since introduced the launch of “Operation Safe,” a collaborative safety operation between the Royal Bahamas Police Power, The Defence Power, and the Division of Immigration, to handle safety and migration-related points in unregulated and illegal communities.

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