100 Haitian immigrants rescued near Ocean Reef in Key Largo, Florida. Last year, the US experienced a record number of Haitian immigrants attempting to enter the country due to the political crises and natural disasters in Haiti. The scale of expulsion is rapidly expanding this year. Authorities had nearly 7,000 encounters with Haitian migrants in Florida in October, compared to just 1,188 in October 2021, according to US Customs and Border Patrol data. The agency reported nearly 57,000 encounters with Haitian migrants in Florida in 2022, an increase from nearly 49,000 the prior year. The Coast Guard’s rescue was among the latest in a growing list of encounters involving 100 Haitian immigrants rescued attempting the dangerous journey to the U.S. by sea.