Coast Guard repatriates 101 people to Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 101 people to Haiti
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant’s crew alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of a grossly overloaded and unsafe vessel about 20 miles northwest of Isla de Tortue, Haiti, June 22,2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant’s crew repatriated 101 Haitians to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Thursday, after being stopped approximately 20 miles northwest of Isla de Tortue, Haiti. Vigilant’s...

Coast Guard repatriates 110 migrants to Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 110 migrants to Haiti
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute’s crew stops a migrant voyage approximately 50 miles off Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 18, 2020. MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Resolute crew repatriated 110 Haitian migrants Tuesday after stopping a voyage approximately 50 miles north of Cap-Haitien, Haiti. A forward-deployed Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew spotted a 40-foot vessel Friday...

Coast Guard repatriates 67 migrants to Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 67 migrants to Haiti
The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew interdicted 67 Haitian migrants Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 approximately 32 miles northeast of Ile de la Tortue, Haiti.  U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew repatriated 67 Haitian migrants Friday to Cap-Haitien, Haiti. The Valiant crew interdicted the migrants Thursday approximately 32 miles...

Coast Guard Repatriates 56 Migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti and Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba

Coast Guard Repatriates 56 Migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti and Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba
MIAMI — The Coast Guard repatriated 25 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, and 31 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Tuesday. These repatriations are a result of five separate attempts to illegally migrate to the United States. On June 9, 2014, the Coast Guard Cutter Drummond interdicted 25 Haitian migrants on a yola vessel west of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The migrants were transferred...

Coast Guard rescues more than 200 migrants in the span of a week

Coast Guard rescues more than 200 migrants in the span of a week
MIAMI – More than 200 migrants have been rescued and repatriated by the Coast Guard after a busy week of illegal migration attempts from Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic. As of Sunday night, the Coast Guard repatriated 88 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba, 82 Haitian migrants to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, and 41 Dominicans and two Cubans back to the Dominican Republic within...

Coast Guard repatriates 86 Haitian migrants, detains 3 Dominican smugglers near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard repatriates 86 Haitian migrants, detains 3 Dominican smugglers near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous repatriated 86 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti Monday, following an at-sea interdiction early Thursday, approximately four nautical miles off Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Puerto Rico will be filing migrant smuggling charges against three suspected Dominican smugglers interdicted in the...

Coast Guard repatriates 38 Haitians to Cap Haitien, Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 38 Haitians to Cap Haitien, Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant repatriated 38 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti Thursday, following an at-sea interdiction Saturday, in the proximity of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. A patrolling HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Miami detected a 25-foot rustic vessel with 41 migrants aboard. Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders...

Coast Guard repatriates 69 migrants

Coast Guard repatriates 69 migrants
MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutters William Flores and Sitkinak repatriated a total of 69 migrants this week. Crewmembers aboard the William Flores repatriated 43 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Tuesday. Crewmembers aboard the Sitkinak repatriated 26 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Thursday. These repatriations are a result of five separate interdiction cases throughout...

Coast Guard, CBP rescue, repatriate 75 Haitian migrants after failed smuggling attempt in Mona Passage

MIAMI — The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Forward safely repatriated 75 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Tuesday, after four suspected Dominican smugglers failed to smuggle them from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico in two separate cases last week. In the first case, a Coast Guard MH-65 rescue helicopter crew detected a vessel with 62 Haitian migrants and two suspected Dominican...