The U.S. Coast Guard came across this boat that was well over capacity, carrying 396 Haitian migrants. #news
Producer: Antoniette Meyer
Senior Producer: Amy Daire
Producer: Antoniette Meyer
Senior Producer: Amy Daire
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00:00This crowded 50-foot boat was carrying almost 400 people.
00:05The U.S. Coast Guard stopped the vessel, which they called unsafe and overloaded, near the
00:09Bahamas and released the passengers to immigration authorities there.
00:13Since October, the U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted more than 2,000 people from Haiti, where a
00:17rise in gang violence and political instability has caused thousands to flee the country.
00:22The Biden administration recently announced that migrants from Haiti, as well as ones
00:25from Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela who arrived illegally will be turned back.