美国国家公共电台 NPR--Dozens of Haitian migrants were rescued while trying to reach the Florida Keys

Dozens of Haitian migrants were rescued while trying to reach the Florida Keys

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NPR's A Martinez talks to David Goodhue, a reporter with FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald², about dozens of Haitian migrants who nearly died Monday while trying to reach the U.S.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

A frightening scene played out Monday when more than 200 Haitian migrants attempted to reach the Florida Keys in a floundering sailboat. Border Patrol³ agents say they rescued dozens of people who nearly died amid high winds and rough seas. Children and even babies were among the rescued. Some of the migrants are now in federal custody⁴; others have been sent back to Haiti. Reporter David Goodhue has been covering this for the Florida Keys News and the Miami Herald. David, the migrants who were on this journey, where are they now?

DAVID GOODHUE: Some are in Border Patrol custody, likely in Marathon, Fla., which is the middle Florida Keys. Others are on a Coast Guard cutter and will probably most likely be sent back to Haiti.

MART?NEZ: What kind of shape are they in?

GOODHUE: Some we saw that made land were - seemed OK; others seemed pretty badly dehydrated.

MART?NEZ: Yeah. Because I'm watching some of the pictures that you posted or some of the videos that you posted on Twitter. And it just looks like just a frightening, frightening scene. And it kind of just shows their desperation in what they were trying to do.

GOODHUE: Absolutely. I mean - and not to mention - it shouldn't be overlooked⁵ - the weather of the past few days in South Florida has been very windy, very rainy. It's been raining nonstop since probably about Sunday. So the seas out there were six to 10 feet, more than 25-mile-per-hour winds. So it was a very - must have been a very harrowing journey.

MART?NEZ: Do you know if they got medical attention? I'm sure they probably needed at least a little bit.

GOODHUE: They do. Right off the bat, they get checked out. And not only the - not only federal officials, but there were local fire rescue medics on the scene.

MART?NEZ: Yeah. As you've reported, arrivals like this are becoming a lot more common. Where are people coming from, and why are they traveling to the U.S.?

GOODHUE: They come from - more so from Cuba and from Haiti. Both countries are going through economic and political turmoil⁶ not seen in decades for Haiti and a decade for Cuba. Haiti is also experiencing gang violence, fuel shortages⁷ and other problems that just make it unsafe for people to stay there.

MART?NEZ: And how are federal and local officials responding to this, both to this particular incident and to the growing number of arrivals in general?

GOODHUE: Well, the Keys - the Florida Keys has been the main destination point for most of these journeys. Basically, the old wet foot, dry foot policy for Cubans, which was supposed to have gone away in 2017, is unofficially back because there are so many migrants that have come here, they can't be quickly processed and sent back to Cuba. Plus, the Cuban government is not accepting deportation⁸ flights from the United States at the moment. So right now, they're being released to family and friends, for the most part, with orders to report to federal immigration officials similar to being on probation⁹.

MART?NEZ: Considering that we all know how bad the situation is in Haiti and in Cuba, are Border Patrol agents expecting more to come, and are they just making sure that they'll be ready for them?

GOODHUE: Well, they track things by the fiscal¹⁰ year, which starts in October. And last fiscal year was already the most for Cubans in 10 years - in about 10 years and for Haitians since about 2004. Already this fiscal year, again, that began October 1, if it goes on that track, it's going to more than double this year. So, yeah, they're expecting more.

MART?NEZ: And one more thing, quickly, David, what's the response been of the migrants' home countries?

GOODHUE: I think people are finding that it might be worth making the trip, which federal officials beg people not to do because it's very dangerous to cross the Florida Straits to get here. But, yeah, more people are encouraged because more people are making it. And so far, a lot of the people who make landfall are not being sent back.

MART?NEZ: David Goodhue is a reporter with Florida Keys News and the Miami Herald. David, thanks.

GOODHUE: Thank you.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

3 patrol   

v.巡逻，巡查；n.巡逻，巡查，巡逻队

参考例句：

• They attacked two soldiers on patrol.他们袭击了两名正在巡逻的士兵。
• Policemen patrol the streets.警察在街上巡逻。

4 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

5 overlooked   

v.忽视( overlook的过去式和过去分词 )；监督；俯视；（对不良现象等）不予理会

参考例句：

• He seems to have overlooked one important fact. 他好像忽略了一个重要的事实。
• This is a minor point, but it must not be overlooked. 此事虽小，然亦不可忽视。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

7 shortages   

n.不足( shortage的名词复数 )；缺少；缺少量；不足额

参考例句：

• Food shortages often occur in time of war. 在战争期间常常发生粮食短缺的情形。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• At the same time, worldwide food and fuel shortages eased. 同时，世界性粮食和石油短缺的现象终止了。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

8 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

9 probation   

n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)

参考例句：

• The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。
• His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

10 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。