The Coast Guard returned 309 Haitian migrants to their home country after intercepting their boat in waters off Florida's coast. The group was a mixture of men, women and children.
The Coast Guard returned 309 Haitians to their home country Jan. 31 after intercepting their boat Jan. 26.
The Coast Guard said all migrants received food, water, shelter and basic medical attention once aboard the cutters. They were taken back to Haiti on Monday and Tuesday.from making it to America. The number of Haitians attempting to make it to U.S. soil has significantly increased over the past three years.
U.S. Coast Guard returns 309 men, women and children to Haiti after attempting to migrate to America by sea.Previous years break down as follows: 7,175 Haitians in Fiscal Year 2022, 1,527 in FY 2021, 418 in FY 2020, 932 in FY 2019, 609 in FY 2018 and 419 in FY 2017. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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