Haitian Migrants

240 Migrants Rescued from Sinking, Overcrowded Boat in Atlantic Ocean

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew discovered an overcrowded boat loaded with approximately 240 migrants near the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. CBP officials say the boat was taking on water and in danger of sinking prior to a rescue operation.

240 Mostly Haitian Migrants Rescued from Sinking, Overcrowded Boat in Atlantic Ocean (CBP

Latest Migrant Caravan in Southern Mexico Begins to Dissolve

After a week of walking north from the border city of Tapachula, Chiapas, in southern Mexico, the latest group of migrants hoping to escape the Mexico-Guatemala border region has been reduced from around 1,000 to about 700. The group is the second to depart the region this year, hoping to reach Mexico City and parts farther north, where jobs are more plentiful.

Latest Migrant Caravan in Southern Mexico Begins to Dissolve - Migrants traveling in a car

118 Haitian Migrants Land on Florida Beach

A sailboat reached the shores of Key West, Florida, just before daybreak on Wednesday. In the early morning darkness, 118 Haitian migrants disembarked and made a break for the shoreline, according to the Border Patrol.

118 Haitian migrants arrive in the Florida Keys. (U.S. Border Patrol/Miami Sector)

219 Haitian Migrants Found on Overloaded Sailing Vessel in Caribbean

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew spotted a sailing vessel in the Caribbean headed to the United States. with a large group of migrants onboard. The aircrew directed U.S. Coast Guard crews to intercept the vessel headed to the United States with more than 200 migrants on the severely overloaded boat.

A CBP AMO aircrew finds a sailboat in the Caribbean with 219 Haitian migrants on board. (C