A first group of 586 Haitian migrants has been repatriated to Haiti, out of the 842 who landed illegally 9 days ago on the coast of the "Villa Clara" province in Cuba, some 300 kilometers east of Havana Read : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36753-haiti-flash-800-haitian-boat-people-who-were-going-to-the-usa-arrested-in-cuba.html

The rest of the Haitians should return by plane on Friday and Saturday, June 4th, informed the Miguel Fernández Director of the Red Cross of Villa Clara, specifying that "[...] all Haitian migrants have received the necessary attention, including assistance medical."

Let's recall that this is the second operation of this type so far this year, the previous one dates back to February 2022 where 292 Haitians aground on the coast of the Province of "Ciego de Ávila" after having drifted from their route. pushed by the winds Read : https://www.haitilibre.com/article-35936-haiti-social-cuba-gathers-with-dignity-292-migrants-haitians-drift-at-sea-since -5-days.html

According to official data from Cuba, from 2001 to 2021, a total of 76 boats arrived on the Cuban coast with more than 4,000 Haitian migrants in an irregular migratory situation and this, only in the Cuban province of Guantánamo (East)...

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