NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas’ national immigration agency has carried out a large-scale deportation operation, sending 107 Haitian migrants back to their home country as part of the government’s sustained crackdown on violations of national immigration regulations. In an official public statement released after the operation, the Department of Immigration outlined details of the repatriation, noting that the group deported included 22 adult women and five minor children. Authorities confirmed that the majority of the deported individuals had remained in the Bahamas beyond the timeframe allowed by their entry permits, while others were taken into custody after entering the country without proper authorization.
The repatriation flight, operated by Bahamas’ national carrier Bahamasair, departed from the Lynden Pindling International Airport in the capital Nassau. Department officials emphasized that all established public health and security protocols were strictly implemented throughout the entire deportation process, prioritizing the safety and health of both immigration officers overseeing the operation and the migrants being deported. Upon landing in Haiti, the 107 migrants will undergo standard entry processing by Haitian immigration officials. The five underage girls in the group will be transferred to Haiti’s national child welfare services for further care and support, per arrangements between the two countries’ authorities.
This large operation was not the only immigration enforcement action Bahamian authorities took this week. Just days earlier, the department completed a second deportation that involved 15 foreign nationals from a range of countries across the globe. Among that smaller group were three Jamaican citizens, two Colombians, two Mexicans, two Peruvians, two Romanians, one Cuban, one Ecuadorian, one additional Haitian, and one Moldovan national, all of whom had been found to be in violation of Bahamas immigration rules.
The Department of Immigration reiterated that these ongoing enforcement operations are a core part of the government’s commitment to upholding the country’s immigration laws and maintaining order along its borders. It called on members of the Bahamian public to actively support these efforts by reporting any suspected immigration violations to the relevant authorities, reinforcing the message that compliance with national entry and residency rules is a shared responsibility.