Immigration
U.S. repatriates 64 Cuban rafters who reached Florida Keys
The Coast Guard is asking Cubans on the island to avoid going to sea in these makeshift boats because they are putting lives at risk
July 10, 2022 8:49pm
Updated: July 11, 2022 6:44am
The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday repatriated 64 Cuban immigrants who were intercepted at sea between Thursday and Friday near the Florida Keys.
According to images released by the Coast Guard, they had reached the Floridian coast in fragile, makeshift boats.
Telemundo 51 reported that around 25 rafters who arrived in the Florida Keys in two boats are under custody. In addition, a group of nine migrants arrived in the Marquesas Keys, about 20 miles from Key West. And another group of 16 arrived at Grassy Key, in a small fishing boat named "Monica."
#𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 #𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮: 9 Cuban migrants were taken into #BorderPatrol custody after making landfall in the Marquesas Keys, 20 miles west of Key West. The group was stranded on an island & rescued by @USCGSoutheast partners. No injuries were reported. pic.twitter.com/q9U0VpUIPM
— Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar (@USBPChiefMIP) July 10, 2022
According to the Coast Guard on Sunday, they have intercepted 3,067 Cubans in the last nine months, more than were intercepted in the previous five years.
The Coast Guard asks Cubans on the island to avoid going to sea in these fragile boats, because they are putting their lives at risk.
Cubans are being returned to the island, even if they touch American soil, after Democrat President Obama repealed the "wet foot, dry foot" policy, allowing Cubans who landed on the island to remain in the country.
