Seven Haitian nationals pled guilty to illegal landing in Marsh Harbour Magistrates Court on Thursday.
All the defendants were ordered to pay a $300 fine or serve one-month in prison.
Additionally, one of the seven, Wilfred Mildor, was convicted of attempting to mislead an Immigration Officer and was given a $200 fine or a three-month prison sentence. It was noted during the court proceedings that, at the time of his arrest, he was questioned by officers and he presented himself as Ernie Petit of Port-de-Paix, Haiti. After further processing it was confirmed by Immigration Detention Management and Automated Fingerprint Systems that the subject had given false information and his name was in fact Wilfred Mildor of Bassin Bleu, Haiti. The system also noted that he was previously arrested in Hope Town, Abaco on 24th May, 2018.
Six of the defendants paid the fines and were subsequently turned over to the Department of Immigration for immediate deportation. However, Mildor was turned over to The Royal Bahamas Police Force for further detention until the court orders have been met.
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Well_mudda_take_sic 5 years, 2 months ago
And what about the other 200+ un-captured illegal Haitian immigrants that came ashore in Abaco since the start of this year?! LMAO
DDK 5 years, 2 months ago
A $300.00 fine is SUCH a deterrent. It does not even cover the cost of apprehending, detaining, processing and deporting the illegals entrants. What IS the matter with The Bahamas Government?
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