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Coast Guard sends nearly 90 migrants back to Haiti

A Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew member brings a Haitian infant up the stairs of the ship, April 7, 2022. The infant and parent were repatriated to Haiti on April 10, 2022.
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A Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew member brings a Haitian infant up the stairs of the ship, April 7, 2022. The infant and parent were repatriated to Haiti on April 10, 2022.

A U.S. Coast Guard video shows Key West crews returning nearly 90 migrants to Haiti on Sunday.

At least four children wearing orange life jackets — including an infant in a baby car seat — are seen on video being escorted from the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis to a Haitian boat.

The youths are part of a group of 88 migrants that were repatriated after being detained Tuesday approximately 18 miles north of Sagua La Grande, Cuba, the Coast Guard announced in a news release. They were all found in good health, the military branch reported.

Read more from our news partner at The Miami Herald.

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz | Miami Herald
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