MADRID, Spain.- A group of 43 Cuban migrants was detained after making landfall in the Marquesas Keys, as reported Tuesday night by Walter N. Slosar, chief agent of the United States Border Patrol.
According to the information, shared through the social network Twitterthe Caribbean, who traveled in a rustic boat, were taken into the custody of the US Border Patrol for the corresponding immigration process, which generally ends in repatriation.
According to Walter N. Slosar, in the last 12 hours a total of 52 Cuban rafters were detained as a result of various maritime operations.
#Update: 43 additional Cuban migrants made landfall in the Marquesas Keys and were taken into US Border Patrol custody. During the past 12 hours, a total of 52 migrants were encountered. #Cuba #Florida #tuesday
— Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar (@USBPChiefMIP) November 2, 2022
Previously, also on November 1, Slosar had reported on the arrest of nine Cuban migrants who made landfall on Coco Plum Beach, in Marathon, Florida.
While on Sunday the United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported the repatriation of 106 Cuban migrants and a dog.
The return of the Cubans to Cuba was in charge of Coast Guardsman Richard Etheridge after several operations off the coast of Florida during the past week.
Sharing the information, Lt. Tanner Stiehl, of the Seventh Coast Guard District, noted that the entity “maintains an active presence in the Straits of Florida, the Windward Passages and Mona to save lives and promote safe and legal migration.” .
As on previous occasions, Stiehl insisted: “Anyone who tries to migrate illegally by sea will be intercepted and returned to their country of origin or departure.”
In October 2022 United States Coast Guard crews intercepted 1,132 Cubans at sea.
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