PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 08 (AFP): Chile's military on Wednesday returned to their home country a first group of destitute Haitian migrants as part of a broader repatriation plan.
The 184 migrants that landed in Port-au-Prince expressed satisfaction in being back on their island though they knew conditions had not improved.
"We cannot find work in Chile," said a young woman as she disembarked from the plane, having spent two years in the South American country. "The living conditions are worse than in Haiti," she added.
A thousand Haitians have enrolled in the plan by Chilean government, which provides them with a military plane for the return trip.
Only 70,000 of the 200,000 Haitians currently living in Chile hold papers entitling them to stay in Chile indefinitely.
Haitian migrants return home from Chile
FE Team | Published: November 08, 2018 21:44:33
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