More than 1,000 Haitian migrants to be sent back by the Bahamas government

The newly elected government of the Bahamas is moving to repatriate more than 1,000 m Haitian migrants who came on boats that have made the dangerous crossing in the archipelago in recent weeks. The authorities say they fear more will come in the near future despite the fact that they are not welcomed.

In the past week, Prime Minister Phillip Davis' administration has flown more than 500 Haitians from southeastern Inagua Island to Cape Haiti and arranged additional flights to take care of the rest, officials said.

Bahamian officials have expressed fear over the country, which was overrun by boatmen after the August 2021 earthquake in Haiti and the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

After the sudden and historically worse unrest in Haiti, the migrants are moving to other countries, dreaming of a better future and stable life. Just days after migrants were removed from Del, Rio, Texas, thousands had gathered in the Bahamas, looking for shelter.

The officials of the Bahamas government stated that around 1,000 migrants were being sent back, and the cabinet would act immediately to control the flow of migrants entering the country.

"The first priority is to defend the territorial sovereignty of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and ensure that the Bahamian people are protected. For this purpose, no resources are spared as all the agencies involved work to address this situation." the statement by Security Minister Wayne Munroe added.

Furthermore, Minister Munroe stated that the unprecedented levels of Haitian migrant activity have overwhelmed countries in the region.

He said the government has taken decisive action to expand operations, which have led to the interception of migrant ships in the southern waters of the Bahamas, leading to passage in "Prevented the central Bahamas near New Providence, where they have typically been intercepted in recent years.

The official data shows that more than a quarter of the population in the Bahamas is of Haitian migrants who landed in recent decades.