Ja: Armed Haitians land on Jamaica's shore

TEN ARMED Haitian refugees, including eight policemen, claiming that they are fleeing the violence in their country were picked up by local authorities off the shore of Manchioneal, Portland, yesterday.

Describing their homeland as a battleground and a place where "no one is safe anymore", the group ­ all men ­ said they left Haiti in the dead of night on Thursday, leaving behind family members and loved ones. Their original destination was the United States but because of "poor navigational skills", their 13-foot engine boat found its way into Jamaican waters. They would later encounter a group of local fishermen who assisted them in getting to shore.
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"They told us that their station had come under attack from millitants and militia groups opposed to embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and were forced to run for their lives," he said. "They left everything behind ­ family members and loved ones. We are dealing with them now on strictly humanitarian grounds. The political directorate will intervene later."

Last time, they landed in Port of Spain, Trinidad, thinking they were in Miami. Then they demanded to be sent back to Haiti by air. They didn't want refugee status in T&T, and T&T wasn't about to grant it to them, anyway.

I wonder what will become of their families.