Bahamas Military Detains 70 Haitian Migrants From Sailboat

The Bahamas military has detained 70 Haitians crossing the southern portion of the island chain in a sailboat.   A Royal Bahamas Defense Force statement says the suspected migrants were located Monday evening by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after they were initially spotted the previous day by a Bahamian patrol plane.   The military intercepted the 40-foot boat named "Island Girl" east of Long Island in the southern Bahamas. The Haitians were to be taken to Nassau...

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