Monday, September 19, 2016
ONE HUNDRED and seventeen Haitian migrants were apprehended in the southern Bahamas early on Monday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF).
While on routine patrol shortly after midnight, Defence Force patrol craft HMBS L L Smith, under the command of Acting Lieutenant Commander Stephen Rolle, boarded and searched a 40-foot white cabin cruiser approximately 61 nautical miles northwest of Mathew Town, Inagua.
A thorough search of the vessel uncovered the 117 migrants - 96 males, 17 females and four children - onboard. The migrants were taken aboard the Defence Force patrol craft and are being transported to New Providence, where they will be handed over to Immigration Officials for further processing.
A total of 190 Haitian migrants have been apprehended in Bahamian waters in less than two weeks by the RBDF. Seventy three undocumented migrants were apprehended off Abaco on September 8.
Comments
Greentea says...
Take their pictures and fingerprints and send them back. If they are caught again trying to get into the Bahamas send them to jail for a few months and then send them back. I am not against migration but I am tired of people trying to sneak in unchecked and undocumented. Enough is enough. Go through the proper channels- Even I must admit we need to work on fixing those channels.
Posted 19 September 2016, 1:28 p.m. Suggest removal
birdiestrachan says...
there has to be a better way. Why are they taken into Nassau where they will have
to be housed and fed then a plane ride back to their Country. Why are they not
taken to the nearest family Island where the Immigration Officer can process them
there and they are given a boat ride back home. There may be a reason why this is not
done. It will save the Bahamas a whole lot of money if it can be done.
Posted 19 September 2016, 3:47 p.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
For every 100 Haitians intercepted ............. another 200 move freely through our waters and are smuggled via Grabaco to America
Posted 20 September 2016, 1:25 p.m. Suggest removal
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