MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended more than two dozen Cuban migrants who arrived in the Florida Keys on Friday morning, authorities confirmed.
According to Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, agents detained 29 Cuban migrants after an extensive search.
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The group is expected to be repatriated to Cuba.
Since Oct. 1, 2022, Coast Guard crews interdicted 5,557 Cubans migrants at sea compared to:
- 6,182 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2022
- 838 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2021
- 49 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2020
- 313 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2019
- 259 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2018
- 1,468 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2017
- 5,396 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2016
Earlier today, U.S. Border Patrol agents & LE partners responded to a migrant landing in the Florida Keys & encountered 29 Cuban migrants after an extensive search. We appreciate the support from all of the responding agencies.#FridayMorning #happeningnow #borderpatrol #cuba pic.twitter.com/mZcU5mu4jf
— Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar (@USBPChiefMIP) February 3, 2023