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Haitian migrant crisis in Puerto Rico: "They arrive with a backpack full of hope and find death"

10/23/2022, 3:19:42 PM


Authorities in Puerto Rico detained 64 Haitian migrants who were abandoned on Mona Island. Smugglers left them on an island without | Latin America | CNN

Authorities in Puerto Rico detained 64 Haitian migrants who were abandoned on Mona Island.

Smugglers left them on an island with nothing.

As organizations collaborate with assistance, CNN spoke with the migrants who managed to survive the journey.