(EFE).- The United States Border Patrol arrested this Saturday 33 Cubans who landed at Smathers Beach, in Key West. This group joins the 43 who were taken into custody after making landfall on Key Biscayne, an islet located in Miami Bay.
In the morning hours of Friday, Border Patrol (CBP) agents responded to three landings of migrants and detained 43 Cubans, reported on Twitter CBP Miami Sector Chief Walter Slosar.
According to the local media WPLGat least one of the landings occurred at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, which occupies roughly the southern third of the island of Key Biscayne and is home to a well-known sea lighthouse.
Slosar noted in his tweet that each of the three arrivals “involved a rustic or home style vessel,” adding that an investigation is ongoing.
For its part, the 7th District of the US Coast Guard reported that the Coast Guard crew Richard Snyder repatriated 68 Cubans detained in various interdictions in the vicinity of Florida.
Since last October 1, the Coast Guard has intercepted 388 Cubans at sea, According to a statement from the institution.
During fiscal year 2022, that is, between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022, a total of 6,182 Cuban migrants were intercepted in the waters of the Straits of Florida, considerably more than the 838 detained in the previous fiscal period. .
“Choose a safe and legal path when you come to the United States so there is no question of losing lives at sea,” Lt. Matthew Miller of the 7th Coast Guard District said in a statement.
#breaking @USCG Station Marathon’s crew stopped this illegal migration venture from landing in the US
People wanting to come to the US are encouraged to do so through legal means and not on unsafe voyages or by paying smugglers.
#DontTakeToTheSea
@USEmbCuba pic.twitter.com/cjwZtrkM8q— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) October 11, 2022
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