* Migration bids from Haiti seem to be picking up again
* They had dropped off after devastating Jan. 12 quake
The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 323 Haitian migrants on Monday after intercepting them aboard two overloaded sailboats in Bahamian waters, northwest of Haiti’s northern coast, a Coast Guard officer said.
The operations since Friday were the largest interceptions at sea of would-be migrants from the poor Caribbean state since it was devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 12 that wrecked the capital Port-au-Prince and killed up to 300,000 people.
Attempts by Haitians to reach the United States illegally in small unseaworthy boats had appeared to drop off following the earthquake, both because of the impact of the disaster and because of the presence of U.S. military warships supporting a huge international relief effort during several months.
But the latest interceptions indicated U.S.-bound migration attempts by Haitians might be picking up momentum again.
“The Coast Guard continues to station cutters and aircraft off the coast of Haiti to deter illegal migration and to interdict and rescue those who attempt to depart on these unsafe vessels and dangerous voyages,” Captain Steven Banks, chief of enforcement of the Seventh Coast Guard District, said in a statement.
The Coast Guard Cutter Legare stopped an overloaded 40-foot (12 meter) sail freighter carrying 164 Haitian migrants about eight miles (13 km) south of Great Inagua, Bahamas on Friday.
Two days later, the same cutter intercepted another sail freighter carrying 159 Haitians about 33 miles (53 km) west of Great Inagua.
More than six months after Haiti’s crippling earthquake, described by some experts as one of the most destructive natural disasters in modern history, the United Nations says the massive relief operation it is heading has made progress.
But at least 1.5 million quake victims are still living in vulnerable tent and tarpaulin camps across Port-au-Prince, and aid workers fear that unless more secure shelter and housing is provided there is a risk of another humanitarian disaster as the hurricane season enters its peak period in August.
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Shame on you USA how dare you terrorize and stop these poor people like this.
They are human and had suffered a terrible disaster. Why don’t you want to help them ? your racist bastards. They have international human rights on basic living. You live in wealth in your country the wonderful USA where every one is living the American dream !!! and You cant even help these helpless hungry poor innocent wonderful human-beens. What is becoming of America ???? Why don’t you just go to Haiti with your troops and kill them all there, like you are doing in other countries like Irak and Afghanistan and who knows where els !! Look at well we are looking after all our “Foreign Nationalist” here in South Africa. We even have special police units looking after them. The are fed have free schooling and medical care as well. Does you President know about THIS ??? I don’t think so !! Someone should inform him about this situation immediately. He will look after them.
SHAME ON YOU USA … SHAME ….. :-D
Racist invaders.
I am so tierd of racist invading my peoples lands.
They have there lands, and we have ours.
Stop the Hate, no more moving to other peoples countries ever!!