JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. – Nine Cuban migrants made landfall in Jupiter Island Saturday in what the head of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Miami sector calls a “maritime smuggling event.”
According to a tweet from Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, the landing happened during the morning hours.
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Slosar included photos that show what appears to be a makeshift rowboat on Jupiter Island’s beach.
Authorities took the migrants into custody, Slosar said.
It’s yet another instance of Cuban migrants taking to the seas on a potentially treacherous journey to Florida, amid a surge of people leaving the island.
On Tuesday, 25 Cuban migrants, including a pregnant woman, landed in Key Biscayne.
Another group of migrants managed to evade authorities Thursday after their makeshift sailboat washed ashore in Dania Beach.
Earlier today, #BorderPatrol agents along with @CBPAMORegDirSE & local LE partners responded to a maritime smuggling event that made landfall in Jupiter Island. 9 migrants from #Cuba were taken into custody. The investigation is still ongoing.
— Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar (@USBPChiefMIP) July 16, 2022
#saturdaymorning #palmbeach pic.twitter.com/8c66jvuyIo