MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 16 people to Cuba Thursday following an interdiction off the Florida Keys, according to a tweet from the agency.
Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew intercepted the Cuban migrants Thursday after a vessel was spotted in Islamorada, the tweet said.
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Since Oct. 1, 2022, Coast Guard crews interdicted 5,528 Cubans migrants 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
Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants receive food, water, shelter and basic medical attention
#Breaking @USCG Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 16 Cubans to Cuba, Thurs., after being stopped off Islamorada.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) February 2, 2023
Since Oct. 1, 2022, Coast Guard crews interdicted 5,528 Cubans.
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