Suspected Cuban migrant boat lands on Haulover Beach, 15 in custody

Federal and local law enforcement officials responded to a suspected Cuban migrant boat landing on Haulover Beach Monday morning.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Federal and local law enforcement officials responded to a suspected Cuban migrant boat landing on Haulover Beach Monday morning.

The vessel landed just before 7 a.m.

Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, who heads the U.S. Border Patrol’s Miami sector, said officials took 13 men and two women into custody.

Slosar said no one was injured.


About the Authors:

In January 2017, Hatzel Vela became the first local television journalist in the country to move to Cuba and cover the island from the inside. During his time living and working in Cuba, he covered some of the most significant stories in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba. 

Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.