SLP, Mexico.- About 18 migrants Cubans (five women and thirteen men) arrived on shores near the Key West International Airport this Sunday night, and two of them were hospitalized due to dehydration, according to the authorities. authorities Americans.
The disembarkation of the rafters occurred on South Roosevelt Boulevard, according to reports from the US Border Patrol, which reported that 18 migrants Cubans arrived ashore in a rustic boat.
Key West police initially detained six migrants and later found the others. They all had Cuban IDs and passports, they recognized the authorities.
Doctors took two migrants to Lower Keys Medical Center “due to dehydration and loss of feeling in their extremities.” The rest were delivered to the Border Patrol and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission secured his boat.
On Sunday evening, Border Patrol agents arrested 18 Cuban migrants that landed in #KeyWestFL on a homemade vessel. Illegal migration to the US using homemade vessels has resulted in severe injury/death. Migrants should avoid maritime migration & apply for entry into… pic.twitter.com/1Pks7tk4Rm
— Jeffrey Dinise (@USBPChiefMIP) December 30, 2024
“Illegal migration to the US in homemade boats has caused serious injuries and deaths. “Migrants should avoid maritime migration and request entry to the US through safe and legal channels,” Jeffrey Dinise, chief agent of the US Border Patrol in the Miami Sector, wrote in X.
Numerous groups of Cubans try to cross the Strait of Florida to escape the harsh conditions of life on the Island. In the midst of a context of shortages of food, medical supplies and a serious inflationary crisis, many residents of the largest of the Antilles risk their lives to reach the North American country.
In the midst of the largest Cuban immigration crisis, hundreds of Cubans have tried to enter US territory. After a drastic drop in approvals for the parole humanitarian program implemented by the Joe Biden administration, some have opted to arrive illegally in the United States.
Days ago, a dozen rafters Cubans landed on the coast of Tulum, Mexico, after having spent around six days at sea, while trying to reach the United States.
According to reports from media locals, ten men and two women, of Cuban nationality, had arrived in a rustic boat to the Aztec country after having spent several days at sea.
The testimonies of the rafters, offered to the authorities, indicate that they had left Boca de Galafre, in Pinar del Río, with the intention of reaching the United States.
