MIAMI, United States. — More than 150 rafters detained in recent days were taken into custody of the United States Border Patrol on Tuesday.
Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, who updates almost daily on the arrival of migrants from the island, reported that most of the Cubans were located and detained by joint forces of the Coast Guard and the Office of Customs and Border Protection. .
“Today, more than 150 Cuban immigrants were taken into US Border Patrol custody. Over the past two days, several large groups have made landfall on remote islands off the Florida Keys and were located by Coast Guard partners. and US Customs and Border Protection,” the official said in Twitter.
It is expected that the majority of these Cubans will be deported to Cuba once they receive food and rigorous medical attention.
The massive arrival of Cubans on the US coasts, mainly in South Florida, has multiplied the operations of the different US security and protection bodies.
Between Sunday and Monday, the Coast Guard repatriated a total of 91 Cuban raftersTherefore, there are almost 2,000 migrants intercepted at sea who have been returned to the Island so far in fiscal year 2023, which began on October 1.
The group of 91 Cubans was repatriated by the crew of the Richard Etheridge cutter.
“Reconsider before you go to sea. It is often very dangerous,” said Lieutenant Ebria Karega, from District Seven of the Coast Guard, in statements collected by that entity.
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