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U.S. Coast Guard repatriates 260 Haitian migrants found at sea

Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

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Tags: Immigration

Two small boats from Coast Guard Cutter Diligence interdict Haitian migrants off Cuba's coast, Sept. 18, 2021. The Coast Guard repatriated 260 migrants. ((U.S. Coast Guard photo))

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard announced the repatriation of 260 Haitians on Friday after two at-sea interdictions off Haiti and Cuba.

During a routine patrol, a U.S. Coast Guard crew interdicted a 35-foot sail freighter with 77 people aboard on Friday morning about 20 miles south of Cuba.

On Wednesday, another Coast Guard crew interdicted a 55-foot sail freighter with 183 people aboard about 36 miles off Cap Du Mole, Haiti.

“We cannot stress enough how dangerous these voyages are,” Cmdr. Jared Trusz said in a statement. “With our presence in the Caribbean Sea and through the Windward Passage, we hope to discourage these voyages on overloaded vessels and prevent loss of life.”

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Andrea Torres

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.