border patrol put 175 Cubans in custody this Thursday that landed in the last 24 hours in the Florida Keys and Hollywood Beach. The chief officer of the Miami sector, Walter Slosar, affirmed that all the rafters were fine and will continue their process under investigation.
Island nationals who manage to disembark in Florida are detained and taken to immigration stations where they are given the opportunity to demonstrate “credible fear.” If they convince the judge, they can post a bond and apply for asylum. In the best of cases, they are released and given a document that legalizes their entry into the country.
Last Monday, officer Slosar shared on his social networks images of four rafts in which 98 Cubans disembarked in the Florida Keys and Key Biscayne, who were assisted by the Coast Guard and placed under investigation.
The exodus of rafters is alarming, this Friday the interception of a rustic “overloaded” raft with 20 Cubans south of Key Largo. The authorities reiterated that they “continue to advise against these unsafe” and dangerous trips. These people will be repatriated in the coming days.
A day earlier, the US Coast Guard repatriated on the ship Charles David Jr. 67 people to Cuba. The captain insisted on the insecurity of the sea, that this month, in addition, “the winter weather is unpredictable in the Florida Straits.”
Since October 1, 2022, Coast Guard crews have prevented 3,724 from achieving the American dream.
The Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also alerted on its social networks about “extremely cold temperatures, below the freezing point” along the border of Mexico and the United States during the next week. He advised migrants not to try to cross the Rio Grande to avoid tragedies.
The warning comes as much of the United States prepares for a major “freak” winter storm, “once in a generation,” as the National Weather Service (NWS) has described it.
ALERT: Extremely cold temperatures, below freezing, are expected along the US-Mexico border during the next week. Do not risk your life or that of your family crossing the Rio Grande or the desert. Stay home or in a safe shelter and avoid a tragedy. pic.twitter.com/IkJudqQacO
—CBP (@CBP) December 23, 2022
The weather phenomenon will range from the northern Great Basin – a hydrographic area that includes Nevada, part of Utah and California, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming – to the northern Midwest, the Great Lakes and the central and northern Appalachians.
President Joe Biden warned Americans on Thursday to take the storm “extremely seriously” and to follow the recommendations of the authorities.
“This is really a very severe weather alert. And it goes from Oklahoma to Wyoming, and from Wyoming to Maine. And there are real consequences, so I encourage everyone to please follow local advisories,” he told reporters. from the Oval Office of the White House.
