United States Coast Guard crews repatriated 162 Cubans to Cuba on Wednesday following interdictions off Florida’s coast.
According to U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast, Key West watchstanders were notified of a migrant vessel on Saturday, at approximately 3 a.m., about 30 miles south of Key Colony Beach. But that was just the start.
Over the course of a five-day period, the US Coast Guard was alerted and responded to twelve interdictions off the Florida coast.
“USCG, partner agency crews continue to patrol & stop illegal migration to the U.S. by sea. We will repatriate those stopped at sea to their country of origin or departure,” said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Miller, D7.
Since Oct. 1, 2022, Coast Guard crews interdicted 3,370 Cubans compared to:
- 6,182 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2022
- 838 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2021
- 49 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2020
- 313 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2019
- 259 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2018
- 1,468 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2017
- 5,396 Cuban Migrants in Fiscal Year 2016
Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants receive food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention.
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