We are sending public service messages to save lives. It is part of the U.S. effort to help keep Haitians safe. We don’t want people to endanger their lives by taking risk to try to get to the U.S. at this time. -Gordon Duguid.

Attempts to enter the United States by sea are inherently dangerous. Migrants typically use crowded, poorly built boats and put themselves at the mercy of smugglers. – U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Christopher O’Neal

Haitians are warned to not take boat voyage to the United States. If they already have a valid visa, they’re allowed to travel to the U.S. only by commercial airplane. If anyone attempts to travel to the U.S. by boat, they will be forced to turn back around. Although Haitian migration to the U.S. dates back to 35 years, there hasn’t been any signs of Haitians attempting to travel to the U.S. by boat since the disaster. [SOURCE]