After the interception in mid-May of a new wave of boat-people from Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24451-haiti-social-new-waves-of-haitian-migrants-on-the-turks-and-caicos-islands.html , a boat was found empty by the population on May 28 at Bird Rock (East of Provinciales) an island in the archipelago Turks and Caicos.

According to the Turks and Caicos Islands authorities, the illegal migrants attempted to flee by dispersing in the Long Bay area before being captured by members of the population. In total 29 people of Haitian origin (23 men and 6 women) were handed to the police.

If the authorities say they appreciate the cooperation of the population, she calls on the people of Providenciales to warn the authorities but not to intervene and let the police and immigration officials do their work.

Recall that according to the information available, from March 2017 to March 2018 more than 1,700 illegal illegal migrants were deported to Haiti.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24451-haiti-social-new-waves-of-haitian-migrants-on-the-turks-and-caicos-islands.html

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

TB/ HaitiLibre