The US Coast Guard (USCG) took to social media to report the repatriation of 23 Cuban rafters who had been intercepted in waters close to Florida.
In accordance with this official assertion, the greater than 20 rafters had been arrested after two separate interdictions close to Key West.
In accordance with the data, the primary arrest occurred on the morning of final Friday, Might 10, when lookouts from the Key West Sector obtained a notification a few vessel sighted about 12 miles south of Marquesas Key.
“Boat crews from Coast Guard Station Key West arrived on scene and embarked 15 migrants earlier than transferring them to the cutter Paul Clark,” the assertion learn.
The second group of migrants was detained on the afternoon of final Sunday, Might 12, following a report from a sailor who warned concerning the presence of a ship about 26 miles south of Marathon Cay.
“The Coast Guard cutter Valiant intercepted the eight migrants and transferred them to the Paul Clark.”
The assertion emphasizes that the Coast Guard, with its Nationwide Safety Working Group, maintains fixed aerial and maritime surveillance between Cuba and the US, this to discourage those that try to cross the ocean irregularly.
Lieutenant Nicholas Fujimoto, of the Enforcement Department of the Seventh District of the Coast Guard, urged the Cubans to not danger their lives at sea, as they are going to be returned to the Larger Antilles if detected.
“Don’t go to sea,” the official stated.
#Donttaketothesea ❌🌊 The crew of @USCG Cutter Paul Clark repatriated 23 migrants to Cuba, Tuesday, following 2 separate interdictions within the Florida Keys over the weekend. HSTF-SE maintains an enhanced posture.#NoTeArriesgues#PaPranLanmeA
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— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) Might 14, 2024
Fujimoto additionally recalled that these migrants who handle to make landfall in the US can be expelled from the nation in accordance with Title 8, making them “thought-about ineligible for authorized immigration channels.”
Regardless of the warnings made by the USCG, Cubans proceed to danger their lives searching for a greater future for themselves and their family members.
Consequently, a number of of them have to be rescued at sea after being adrift making an attempt to achieve the North American coast. Simply this week, three rafters had been found by native fishermen in waters close to Yucatán, in Mexico.
The three had been in a sophisticated state of dehydration, which is why they required medical help from the Mexican authorities.
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