The Office Of The United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees: Haitian Migrants

United Nations Dept: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement that more than 180 Haitians were intercepted by maritime officials in the Caribbean sea early this month. One hundred and seventy eight of them were picked up off the coast of Florida and sent back to Haiti, according to Montreal Gazette. "UNHCR urges all countries involved in interdiction operations to put in place screening procedures for Haitian migrants to determine whether some of them, including refugees, victims of trafficking, and unaccompanied minors, are in need of international protection," the statement read and pORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A United Nations' agency that handles refugee issues on Tuesday called for better asylum screening practices for Haitian migrants picked up at sea. The U.N. agency said it wasn't aware of any Haitian migrant being intercepted in the Caribbean sea who was given access to an asylum screening. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.