FILE - Haitian migrants who hope to apply for asylum in the US wait to register their names on a list made by a religious organization in Reynosa, Mexico, December 21, 2022, on the other side of the border with McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
January 6, 2023
Turks & Caicos policeman accused of harbouring Haitian migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police officer in the Turks & Caicos Islands was arrested and charged with harbouring undocumented migrants as authorities struggle with a recent spike in Haitians migrating to the archipelago.
Police Commissioner Trevor Botting declined further comment but said in a statement that the officer was already on administrative leave related to another unidentified matter.
Authorities said they found four Haitians ranging in ages from 22 to 65 on the property where they arrested the officer. The Haitians also were detained.
In recent weeks, Turks & Caicos police have arrested at least 180 migrants believed to be Haitian as they flee a rise in poverty and violence in their country.
