KEY WEST, Fla. — More than 120 migrants landed in Key West early Wednesday morning, U.S. Border Patrol and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
Buses eventually brought the migrants to the Border Patrol station in Dania Beach.
According to authorities, a large sail freighter carrying more than 120 migrants landed in Key West around 4 a.m., just north of Higgs Beach.
They said they were at sea for seven days.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg, of the U.S. Coast Guard, said the migrants landed in the vicinity of the Key West Nature Preserve.
Key West, FL; At approximately 4:00 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents with support from federal, state & local law enforcement partners responded to a migrant landing & encountered 118 Haitian migrants. Local EMS is on scene evaluating the individuals. #haiti #florida #keywest pic.twitter.com/5y9FAGamMr
— Jeffrey Dinise (@USBPChiefMIP) June 26, 2024
“U.S. Border Patrol as well as local law enforcement agencies are on scene now,” he said in an email to Local 10 News.
Authorities said women and children were among the migrants who arrived on the boat.
Strasburg said the Border Patrol is the lead agency for migrant landings and all further updates would come from them.
We are continuing to monitor this migrant landing. Watch Local 10 News or refresh this page for updates.
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