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Pedro Camacho

Border Patrol intercepts sailboat carrying more than a hundred Haitians off the coast of Florida

Sailboat (left) detained carrying Haitian migrants (right) to Florida (Credit: Photos by Monroe County Sheriff's Office)

Border Patrol agents intercepted over 100 undocumented Haitian immigrants off the coast of Key West, Florida. The U.S. Coast Guard reported that the 118 migrants were found on a boat in Florida waters around 4 a.m., where they were subsequently subjected to medical examinations, interviews, and processing.

The detention occurs as a humanitarian crisis grips Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, where violent gangs have taken over the streets, forcing residents to starve and flee.

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