9 Cuban migrants reach Florida coast in tattered rowboat. They’ve been taken into custody
Another migrant vessel has found its way to Florida’s Coast this weekend, as nine Cuban migrants battled their way through the Atlantic, authorities said.
Early Saturday, a tattered rowboat landed on Jupiter Island’s beach from Cuba, U.S. Border Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar said on Twitter.
The migrants were taken into custody, and authorities are continuing to investigate.
This is yet another in a string of migrant landings in the past few weeks. Last week, three Cuban men tried to migrate to South Florida in a resort pedal boat, but the Coast Guard picked them up off Key West.
Since October, the Coast Guard has intercepted 3,369 people from Cuba at sea attempting to migrate to the United States, the highest number in seven years.
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Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald