Witnesses called police to report there were more than 20 migrants in a small fishing boat named “Venus.”
They arrived at Smathers Beach, the largest public beach in Key West, on Wednesday morning, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Miami sector, described the neatly painted boat as “homemade.”
Slosar also reported federal agents detained 23 of the migrants, who said they were from Cuba. He released a photo showing some of them were seating on the sidewalk along South Roosevelt Boulevard.
The U.S. Border Patrol released this image of a boat reporting 23 Cuban migrants were in it on Wednesday in Key West.
Border agents have encountered about 115,000 Cuban migrants from October to April in the United States and more than half of them were just in March and April, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The Del Rio Sector reported 44,000 encounters. The Miami Field Office and the Miami Sector weren’t as busy. The data shows they have encountered about 910 and about 810 were single adults.
Slosar reported they were investigating the Wednesday arrival of the 23 migrants with the help of local authorities.
A look at the data
U.S. Customs Border Patrol data
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They arrived at Smathers Beach, the largest public beach in Key West, on Wednesday morning, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Miami sector, described the neatly painted boat as “homemade.”
Slosar also reported federal agents detained 23 of the migrants, who said they were from Cuba. He released a photo showing some of them were seating on the sidewalk along South Roosevelt Boulevard.
The U.S. Border Patrol released this image of a boat reporting 23 Cuban migrants were in it on Wednesday in Key West.
Border agents have encountered about 115,000 Cuban migrants from October to April in the United States and more than half of them were just in March and April, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The Del Rio Sector reported 44,000 encounters. The Miami Field Office and the Miami Sector weren’t as busy. The data shows they have encountered about 910 and about 810 were single adults.
Slosar reported they were investigating the Wednesday arrival of the 23 migrants with the help of local authorities.
A look at the data
U.S. Customs Border Patrol data
Continue reading...
