The US Coast Guard has issued a serious warning to Cubans who intend to enter the country undocumented and aboard precarious vessels: the maritime borders are closed, just like the land ones in the same circumstances.
“Our maritime borders are closed,” he said. it’s a statement Capt. Benjamin Golightly, incident commander for Operation Vigilant Sentry.
“It is imperative that family and friends share this with their loved ones in Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. The journey is dangerous and you could lose your life. You will be intercepted and then repatriated to your country of origin or the one from which you left. Additionally, illegal entry or attempts to reach the United States by sea will result in your disqualification from the immigration process. parole humanitarian aid from Cuba and Haiti”.
That warning was made on Wednesday afternoon after announcing that over five days the authorities deported 169 people, most of them Cubans. The coast guards, in effect, have not only returned the rafters to their native country, but also to the territory from which they came.
Meanwhile, this Thursday morning the Border Patrol intercepted 23 Cubans after disembarking in the keys to the south of the Florida peninsula.
“Early this morning, agents of the United States Border Patrol responded to a landing of migrants in the Florida Keys, and found 23 migrants from Cuba,” the head of the agency in Miami, Walter N. .slosar.
According to the source, all were arrested and will be processed for deportation.
Since October 1, 2022, Coast Guard crews have intercepted 6,679 Cuban and 4,473 Haitian immigrants.
