The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is once again obliged to find the necessary financing to repatriate dozens of illegal Haitian migrants who have fled their country a few days of interval.

In the last 4 days, 79 Haitian illegal immigrants were arrested by local authorities while attempting to enter the ICT territory by sea. On Saturday 19 May another boat with an undetermined number of illegal migrants arrived around 8:00 am in the North West Point area, a popular landing site for illegal ships.

According to a police report, several people were seen leaving a boat in the area of North West Point, a popular landing place for illegal ships, the illegal migrants all managed to escape before the authorities arrive on site.

Coast Guard were reported to local authorities on Saturday.

Following the increase of Haitian boat-people in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a petition was launched by ICT residents, on media sites and on social networks including Facebook and Twitter. This petition expresses the disappointment of a part of the ICT population against the increase of boat-people from Haiti "[...] In recent times the significant increase has enraged our people and caused widespread fear amongst the population [...] We demand an immediate closure of the Haitian consulate in Providenciales, which we believe is a tool used by illegal migrants in facilitating their efforts at illegal entry and illegal residency.

[...] We demand that the integrity of our borders be respected by all nations and nationalities and that any attempt to illegally penetrate our borders is condemned by all law-abiding persons in the Turks and Caicos Islands [...]"

A petition that divides the TCI population shared between nationalists who want to protect the sovereignty of their islands and those sympathetic to the Haitian cause, who express their total disagreement.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22423-haiti-flash-two-other-survivors-of-the-sinking-found.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20851-haiti-social-the-body-of-15-shipwrecked-repatriated-to-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-17006-icihaiti-social-54-haitians-intercepted-off-the-coast-of-providenciales.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13089-haiti-social-risk-his-life-at-sea-migrants-testify-video.html

SL/ HaitiLibre