Three groups of Cuban migrants arrive in the Florida Keys, breaking a brief lull
After a brief lull this week, several groups of Cuban migrants landed in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, according to a law enforcement source.
The landings happened in the Marquesas, a group of uninhabited islands about 20 miles west of Key West; at Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles from Key West; and in the Middle Keys, the source said.
The week began with a break in migrant activity in the Keys, following a two-week period in which landings came at a pace so fast that it stretched local, state and federal law enforcement resources on the island chain.
The Border Patrol has taken into custody almost 600 Cuban migrants who made landfall in the Keys so far this month, and the Coast Guard has intercepted almost 1,000 people from the island at sea on the Florida Straits.
