119 Cubans repatriated after 12 migrant interceptions in the Florida Straits
By Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
January 05, 2022 9:20 AM
A civilian rescued and reported to the U.S. Coast Guard a vessel approximately 25 miles west of Boot Key on Jan. 1, 2021. The Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell and Raymond Evans’ crew repatriated 119 people to Cuba on Jan. 3 following 12 interdictions. A civilian rescued and reported to the U.S. Coast Guard a vessel approximately 25 miles west of Boot Key on Jan. 1, 2021.
The Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell and Raymond Evans’ crew repatriated 119 people to Cuba on Jan. 3 following 12 interdictions. U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 119 Cubans to Cuba on Monday after authorities made a dozen separate migrant interceptions in a three-day span in the Florida Straits, the agency said Tuesday.
Since the beginning of fiscal year 2022 in November, 586 Cuban migrants have attempted to “illegally migrate” to the U.S. via the sea compared to 838 Cuban migrants in the entire 12-month period of FY 2021, according to the Coast Guard. ▪ On Thursday, a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations flight crew made a report to Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders at 11:30 a.m. about a vessel about 20 miles west of Cay Sal, Bahamas.
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