MIAMI, United States. — United States Border Patrol agents detained this Thursday 19 Cuban rafters who disembarked at Key Colony Beach, in the Florida Keys, aboard an artisanal vessel.
The news was spread on social networks by Walter N. Slosar, chief agent of the Border Patrol in the Miami sector.
“U.S. Border Patrol agents and local partners responded to an immigrant landing at Key Colony Beach, Florida, encountering 19 Cuban immigrants. No injuries were reported at the scene,” the officer said. Twitter.
The constant arrivals of Cuban migrants and other nationalities They have forced the US government to redouble surveillance in the Florida Keys area, which has brought with it a greater number of intercepted rafters.
This Tuesday, the United States Coast Guard reported the deportation of 185 Cuban migrants intercepted in 12 operations since last November 14.
Captain Ben Golightly, of the Seventh District of the Coast Guard, reminded public opinion of the danger of these trips that sometimes end in fatalities.
“The Coast Guard and our partners are working to stop migration-related deaths at sea by rescuing people on rough and unsafe boats. “Help us by promoting safe and legal migration,” said the US official.
That government force has repeatedly warned that anyone who is detained trying to reach the US illegally will be repatriated to their country of origin or place of departure.
The Coast Guard has also recalled that people living in the United States who wish to obtain information about a family member possibly intercepted at sea should contact their local representatives.
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