The U.S. Coast Guard has repatriated 86 Haitian migrants who were intercepted at sea while en route to the United States,
According to officials, a Coast Guard helicopter spotted the migrants’ boats near Cuba on Saturday.
Officials said the vessels carrying the migrants were over capacity and traveling illegally.
.@USCG crew repatriated 86 Haitian migrants Saturday to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. Read more here https://t.co/C5OXdCPQxL pic.twitter.com/LZeQnV1p0V
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) November 10, 2018
The migrants were all sent to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
According to Coast Guard records, more than 200 Haitian migrants have attempted to enter the U.S. by sea since October.
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