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14 Cuban migrants detained in Florida Keys
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Monroe County, Florida – According to officials, on Friday morning, the U.S. Border Patrol detained 14 Cuban migrants after they came ashore in Long Key State Park in a rustic boat, officials confirmed. No injuries were reported.
Friday’s incident comes a day after more than 150 migrants, who are believed to be from Haiti, were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard near Boca Chita Key.
According to Coast Guard officials, a Good Samaritan spotted the boat after it ran aground Thursday.
As they transferred the large group onto cutters, Coast Guard crews gave the migrants life jackets and water. Those needing medical treatment were taken to Homestead Hospital.
According to local and federal law enforcement officials, they have seen a marked increase in attempted migrations in the waters of Florida and the greater Caribbean.
In May, a boat carrying 842 Haitian migrants, headed for the United States, instead wound up in Cuba.
In April, U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued 88 Haitian migrants from a sinking vessel in the Straits of Florida.
According to the Coast Guard, crews have also intercepted 3,470 Cuban migrants since Oct. 1, 2021.
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