MIAMI, United States. – The United States Coast Guard repatriated 77 migrants to Cuba and the Bahamas in the last seven days, after encountering five different vessels from Cuba and the Bahamas, according to the entity itself. a press release.
The Coast Guard did not specify how many migrants had been specifically repatriated to Cuba and how many to the Bahamas.
“The Coast Guard and its Homeland Security Task Force will continue to be present in the air and in the waters to detect and deter migrants from attempting to enter the United States illegally,” the note states.
“Do not go to sea as it is a dangerous voyage and you could lose your life,” said Lt. Matt Miller, a District Seven officer. “Our maritime borders are closed to illegal entry into the United States. Attempting to do so will result in your disqualification for the process of parole from Cuba and Haiti”.
Since October 1, 2022, the beginning of the current fiscal year, Coast Guard crews have intercepted 6,701 Cubans.
Despite numerous measures taken by the United States government to curb illegal immigration, Cubans continue to attempt to escape Cuba by sea.
Since the Biden administration launched in January of this year the program of parole humanitarian for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, the US authorities have closed the siege on illegal immigrants, both on the border with Mexico and in the Straits of Florida.
Since last April the US deportation flights to Cubaa measure that will speed up the repatriation of migrants from the Island who try to reach the northern country illegally, or who remain there without regular immigration status.
