100 migrants found on a desert island
2022.10.18 16:10
100 migrants found on a desert island
By Ray Johnson
Budrigannews.com – U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported on Tuesday that more than 100 Haitian migrants had been discovered on an uninhabited island close to Puerto Rico. This comes amid a humanitarian crisis in Haiti caused by a gang blocking a fuel terminal.
According to a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Jeffrey Quinones, the group of migrants includes 41 males and 63 females, three of whom are pregnant. Park rangers working for the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources discovered the migrants on Mona Isla on Tuesday.
In a telephone interview, Quinones stated, “What we know preliminarily is that they were transported in just one vessel.” He stated that despite the fact that Mona Island is uninhabited and inhospitable, smugglers frequently use it as a drop-off point for vessels leaving the Dominican Republic and frequently inform migrants that they have reached Puerto Rico.
In order to confront gangs that are obstructing the Varreux fuel terminal, causing food, fuel, and diesel shortages, Haiti has requested international military assistance.
According to a letter seen by Reuters, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres suggested sending in a “rapid-action force” earlier this month without describing where the troops would come from.
The United States of America and Mexico presented a proposal to the United Nations Security Council on Monday that called for a force led by a “partner nation,” but did not specify which country.
