MIAMI, United States. — Members of the United States Border Patrol (USBP, for its acronym in English) rescued eight Cuban migrants who were being dragged by the current of the Rio Grande, that agency reported this afternoon.
The rescue operation was carried out this Monday by agents from the McAllen Border Patrol Station (Texas), who had the support of the Mission Fire Department, a city bordering Mexico.
According to him reportRescuers helped the migrants, who were struggling to stay afloat, by throwing several rescue ropes into the river. Finally, they made it to the American shore.
After the rescue, the migrants from the Island received rigorous medical care. They were later transferred to the McAllen station for processing.
That same day, Border Patrol agents had rescued 10 migrants trying to cross the Rio Grande. The group was made up of citizens of Mexican, Salvadoran and Guatemalan nationality.
Almost 115,000 Cubans have arrived in the United States in the last seven months, according to official figures released by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP), in what represents the largest flow of citizens from the Island to the United States. USA in more than 40 years.
Meanwhile, US officials consulted by New York Times They assure that this number could rise to 150,000 at the end of the current fiscal year, which ends on September 30, 2022, which would make the current exodus the largest in history between the two countries.
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