U.S. Coast Guard officials captured 16 migrants traveling in a homemade boat-like vessel and returned them to Cuba.
Sources said the migrants were found by good Samaritans off the coast of Key West, Florida, around 9:30 a.m. on April 7. press release From the Coast Guard. Officials who discovered the migrants Sector Key West They were notified of “suspected immigrant voyages.”
The Coast Guard and “its Homeland Security Task Force Southeast (HSTF-SE) partners” continue to patrol and “detect and deter immigrants attempting to enter the United States illegally by sea.” It will show “feeling”. Air and water, the press release continued.
“The Coast Guard’s primary mission is to protect human life at sea,” said Lt. Matthew Miller of the Coast Guard District 7 in a press release. “The marine environment is inherently dangerous. The Coast Guard and HSTF-SE partners are committed to preventing dangerous navigation at sea and enforcing U.S. immigration laws and regulations. Do not go to sea. Please.”
#breaking news @USCG The crew of the Charles David Jr. repatriated 16 migrants to Cuba on Friday after an immigration operation was intercepted nearby. #KeyWestFlorida. #Please do not take it to the sea #NoTeArriesgues #OVS@USEmbCuba
read more: https://t.co/aE7kFEYhpO pic.twitter.com/ER06IrfdHv— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) April 12, 2024
coast guard cutter crew charles david jr. In response, the emigrants were picked up. Once aboard the cutter, “all migrants” were provided with “food, water, shelter, and basic medical care.”
A cutter is a Coast Guard vessel that is at least 65 feet long and has “accommodations for crew living on board,” according to the Coast Guard. Website.
Press release will be published one week after the Coast Guard revealed 101 migrants were reportedly returned to the Dominican Republic after being intercepted on three separate occasions near Puerto Rico.
Since the start of fiscal year 2024 on Oct. 1, the Coast Guard has repatriated 348 migrants to Cuba, according to a press release.
