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79 Haitian Migrants Rescued after Boat Strands on Island
- Saturday, June 23, 2012 6:20 PM
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico (defend.ht) – 79 undocumented Haitian migrants and 5 crew members were placed in the custody of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) when their ship ran aground on Mona Island, Puerto Rico.
CBIG authorities confirmed that 84 persons (65 Male, 19 Female) were on board a Honduran flagged 185-foot coastal freighter named “Jireh” which ran aground Thursday morning just off Uvero Beach in Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The group flagged authorities for assistance.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agents assumed custody of 42 Haitian undocumented aliens which were transported to the Ramey Border Patrol Station, Aguadilla, for immigration processing. At the time of publication, 42 male aliens remained on the island.
Air and Marine units from CBP, USCG, DNER, Puerto Rico National Guard and the Puerto Rico Police’s Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA, for its Spanish acronym) have been transporting additional agents and officers from the respective agencies, as well as provisions and materials to address the needs of the large group.
