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MIAMI (AP) - The number of Haitian migrants intercepted on their way to U.S. shores has risen, with nearly as many stopped in April as in all of last year, the Coast Guard said Monday.
More than 360 migrants brought aboard Coast Guard cutters on Friday and Saturday were returned to Haiti on Monday. Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson, a Coast Guard spokeswoman, said the boats they were traveling on were in bad condition.
"When we see a vessel that's so overloaded we have to make the decision to rescue them and take them on board our cutters," she said. Otherwise, she added, "the chances of them making it to the United States in one piece is slim."
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