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IV Cases of Individuals Haitians............. 33 VI A. The Case of Interdicted Haitians ...... 33 B. Cases of Haitians in the U.S. Prejudgment and Discrimination: The Treatment of Haitians in the United States 48 Legal Analysis of the Haitian Interdiction Program ..............000- 54 A.The Question of Statutory Authority ..... 54 B. The Principle of Non-Refoulement ...... 55 C. The Interdiction Program Fails to Meet Legal Standards ............. 61 APPENDICES (available at the Lawyers Committee) A. Department of State, Letter to Representative Cleve Benedict, January 5, 1982. Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS Role and Guidelines for Interdiction at Sea, October 6, 1981. U.S. Coast Guard, Haitian Migrant Interdiction at Sea, October 6, 1981. U.S. Department of State, A Report on the Emigration and Human Rights Policies of the Government of Haiti and its Cooperation with the United States Efforts in Halting Illegal Emigration from Haiti and with United States Development Assistance Programs within Haiti, undated. U.S. Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Telegram, "The Haitian Migrant Interdiction Operation After Four Years: Performance and Prospect", September 19, 1985.