US Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier staff talk to Haitians on Monito Island, Puerto Rico, USA, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2022.
They rescued 19 Haitians left stranded by smugglers. Note: Picture is screenshot from a video. (U.S. Coast Guard District 7/Newsflash)
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11 January 2023
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Coast Guard crews have rescued 19 Haitian migrants after smugglers abandoned them on an uninhabited deserted island, it has emerged. Astonished rescuers found the migrants perched on rocky cliffs on Montino Island, nearly 50 miles from Puerto Rico. Emergency radio operators at the San Juan base had...