MIAMI, United States.- Four Cuban migrants were detained this Thursday afternoon by the United States Border Patrol (USBP), after arriving on a fishing boat in Key West, Florida, as reported in Twitter the head of the USBP in the Miami sector, Walter N. Slosar.
“Local agents and partners are on the scene in Key West, where four migrants were detained after arriving on a wooden fishing boat. The investigation is ongoing,” wrote Slosar, who has warned on other occasions that travel through the Florida Straits is more dangerous during the summer months.
according to a release published this Wednesday by the USCG. 7th Southeast District, since the beginning of fiscal year 2022, on October 1, 2021, 1,556 Cubans have been intercepted at sea. The figure far exceeds the 838 Cubans intercepted in the same previous period, including the 1,468 in 2017.
The USBP and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) constantly draw attention to these journeys, reiterating that migrants “should not risk their lives by jumping into the sea or falling victim to unscrupulous smugglers who employ potentially dangerous tactics to avoid detection.” ”.
This Tuesday at least 13 Cuban rafters were detained by the USBP when a boat made landfall on Marathon beach in Florida. That same day, another group of 11 Cubans were arrested on Monday after landing in the Florida Keys.
United States Coast Guard repatriated 49 Cubans this Wednesday, which had been intercepted in four different boats between April 29 and 1st. May, according to a statement from the US agency.
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