Bahamians who hired Haitians illegally may find themselves in trouble according to Immigration Director Jack Thompson.
182 Haitians were arrested in settlements in Eleuthera on Wednesday morning and taken to the Carmichael Road Detention Center.
A similar operation led to the arrest of 193 Haitians in 2006, however 179 of those captured were later released after it was found that they had been illegally apprehended.
Thompson said he was not sure how many, if any, would need to be returned, but that he was satisfied that Wednesday’s arrests were legal.
Thompson said “. . . the point is we are doing our work. And everyone in the county is going to know now that, as far as this business of illegals in and about and parading around like it’s nobody’s business, that has come to an end. That is the point. That is the message.
Thompson also said that anyone who employed persons who were arrested this week could find themselves in trouble with the law.
-Guardian
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