Video Release: Coast Guard shows illegal migrant interdiction process

Video Release

U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast Contact: 7th District Public Affairs Office: 305-415-6683 After Hours: 786-367-7649 7th District online newsroom

Coast Guard provides look inside Cuban, Haitian migrant interdiction operations
Irregular maritime migration is always dangerous and often deadly because of the inherent risks of the sea. People attempting this voyage will be intercepted and subject to repatriation to their country of origin.
Do not take to the sea.

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Coast Guard surface asset crews intercept unsafe, overloaded vessels and rescue the people aboard them in the Windward Passage, May 9-27, 2022. The rescue crews arrived on scene, gave out lifejackets for safety, and transferred the people from the unsafe vessel to a Coast Guard cutter. Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all people receive basic medical attention, fresh attire, food, and water. Their condition is evaluated with the assistance of a Creole interpreter. Coast Guard crew members conduct background checks on each person for the crew’s safety. Each person’s personal property is itemized and stored separately while onboard the cutter and returned when they depart the cutter. The Coast Guard ensures the safe return of the people to Haiti with the assistance of the Haitian Coast Guard. Irregular maritime migration is always dangerous and often deadly because of the inherent risks of the sea. People attempting this voyage will be intercepted and subject to repatriation to their country of origin. Do not take to the sea. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez)

 

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Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations air and surface asset crews intercept people on unsafe, rustic vessels in the Florida Straits, Dec. 6-10, 2021. Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton's crew repatriated 51 people to Cuba following four interdictions due to safety of life at sea concerns. Irregular maritime migration is always dangerous and often deadly because of the inherent risks of the sea. People attempting this voyage will be intercepted and subject to repatriation to their country of origin. Do not take to the sea. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez)

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