Coast Guard intercepts 169 Haitian nationals attempting to illegally enter the U.S. by boat

10/23/2024 / By Laura Harris

The United States Coast Guard has repatriated 169 Haitian nationals who were intercepted while attempting to enter the country illegally by boat.

On Oct. 15, authorities in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean alerted the Coast Guard to an overloaded vessel taking on water at around 5 p.m. local time. The boat, overcrowded with a group of Haitian migrants, struggled to stay afloat in dangerous waters. (Related: DoD preparing for a ‘mass migration’ of Haitians into U.S.)

In response, the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell was immediately dispatched to intercept the vessel. The migrants were subsequently transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant for repatriation to Haiti after processing and medical examinations.

“#DontTakeToTheSea The @USCG Cutter Valiant’s crew repatriated 169 migrants to Haiti, Wed., following an interdiction south of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Hurricane season significantly increases the danger for makeshift vessels. #PaPranLanmeA,” the Coast Guard posted on X, along with photographs of a horde of alleged Haitian immigrants crammed aboard a makeshift vessel.

Coast Guard Lt. Peter Hutchison warned migrants against taking that route. “The development of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic poses a significant risk to?unlawful maritime migration,” he said. “Makeshift vessels are unseaworthy and incapable of handling the rough seas and winds brought by inclement weather.”

Escalating Caribbean migration

This incident is part of a broader pattern of escalating migration across the Caribbean, with the Coast Guard and Border Patrol agents having intercepted numerous migrants from various countries in recent weeks.

On Oct. 12, Border Patrol agents in the Ramey Sector of the U.S. Virgin Islands detained six individuals from Syria, Cameroon, Ecuador and Cuba at the Red Hook Ferry Terminal in St. Thomas. The Ramey Sector, responsible for the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, is unique among the 21 Border Patrol sectors as it operates entirely outside the continental United States. Its jurisdiction covers approximately 6,000 square miles of land and water, including a twelve-mile territorial water boundary.

“Earlier today, #RameySector #BorderPatrol agents assigned to the USVI arrested and processed six migrants from Syria, Cameroon, Ecuador and Cuba at the Red Hook Ferry Terminal in St. Thomas, USVI. Our agents are on the front lines, working tirelessly to protect our borders,” Reggie Johnson, the Acting Chief Patrol Agent for the Ramey Sector posted on X on Oct. 12.

Moreover, authorities in the Ramey Sector intercepted dozens of migrants from various countries. This included 64 Haitian nationals who were abandoned by smugglers on Mona Island, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 2 and apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents the next day. The group, comprising 30 adult men, 28 adult women, three accompanied minors and three unaccompanied minors, were transported to the Mayaguez Port of Entry by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. They will face removal proceedings as part of the standard U.S. immigration enforcement process.

The apprehension follows a series of similar incidents in the region involving Haitian nationals. On Sept. 29, 14 Haitian migrants were left stranded on Monito Island, a smaller and even more treacherous islet near Mona. Two weeks earlier, federal authorities had removed 31 Haitian migrants from the same location.

Learn more about the onslaught of illegal immigrants attempting to enter the United States at OpenBorders.news.

Watch this clip from InfoWars featuring Alex Jones warning about how more than a million Haitian migrants are set to make their way to the United States.

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