14ymedio, Havana, 20 March 2024 — The United States Border Patrol processed for deportation 24 rafters who landed in Duck Key, Monroe County, Florida. The Cubans were arrested on Monday by Fisheries and Wildlife officers, who handed them over to the Border Patrol, reported the acting head of the Miami Sector, Samuel Briggs.
The detainees told the officers that their journey lasted two days, after they left the Island from the northern side. The authorities provided them with medical assistance and, after certifying that they were in good health, reminded them that those who illegally enter U.S. territory will be deported and will not be able to enter the United States within a period of five years, in addition to not being eligible to seek asylum.
The detainees told the officers that their journey lasted two days, after they left the Island from the northern side
Between January and February, the same officer Briggs also recorded the arrival of 45 rafters. A group of 20 Cubans arrived on the last day of December in the Florida Keys, while another 25 made landfall in January in Bisc
