Sunday, April 10, 2022, the crew of the vessel THETIS (WMEC-910) of the United States Coast Guard repatriated safe and sound, 88 Haitian migrants (62 men and 26 women) intercepted Tuesday, April 5 north of Sagua La Grande (Cuba ) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36362-haiti-news-zapping.html aboard an excessively overloaded sailboat which was also taking on water.

"We ask families in the United States not to encourage their loved ones in Haiti to make this dangerous journey," said Lt. Connor Ives, law enforcement officer in Coast Guard District 7, noting "The risk of loss of life is great on these dangerous boats."

Number of migrants intercepted by the US Coast Guard in the past 6 years:

Fiscal year 2022 partial (Oct. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022)

3,060 Haitian migrants

Fiscal year 2021 (Oct. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021)

1,527 Haitian migrants

Fiscal year 2020 (Oct. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2020)

418 Haitian migrants

Fiscal year 2019 (Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019)

932 Haitian migrants

Fiscal year 2018 (Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018)

609 Haitian migrants

Fiscal year 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 2017)

419 Haitian migrants

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36362-haiti-news-zapping.html

S/ HaitiLibre