We have welcomed more than 770 migrants onboard the Responder since I arrived, the first rescue I experienced took place before 5:30 a.m. Using radar and binoculars, the crew spotted a wooden boat crammed with 31 people who were clearly in distress.

Jenelle Eli

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Home is more than four walls and a roof — it's the neighborhood where people live, their friends and neighbors, their livelihoods, comfort, and security for the future, people are concerned about their next step, but also how they'll earn an income and what their lives will look like in the future.

The new arrivals -- who were from Nigeria, Senegal, and Bangladesh -- had such anxiety on their faces, so part of my job was to help them feel secure and reassured right away.

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