Saturday, January 31, 2009

Immigrants arrested, 108 Haitians repatriated

Immigration officials detained 44 suspected illegal immigrants on Tuesday.
Acting on tips, the Department of Immigration started surveillance at several locations around New Providence.
Of those detained, 2 were released. The remaining detainees included:
32 Haitians - 26 men, 4 women, 2 kids
9 Jamaicans - 5 men, 3 women 1 child
The next day, Wednesday, the Immigration Department chartered a Bahamasair jet to repatriate 108 Haitians, including 79 men, 24 women and 5 children.
Last week the Immigration Dept. and Royal Bahamas Defense Force arrested 58 illegal immigrants at Fire Trail Road, the Coral Harbour roundabout and South Ocean.
The immigrants included:
53 Haitians -   43 men, 6 women, 4 children
2 Canadians, 1 Jamaican, 1 Mexican and 1 Portuguese
 -Guardian and Tribune

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