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US Coast Guard returns five Cuban rafters

The rafters were detained 92 miles west of Cuba.

Embarcación de la USCG © X/USCGSoutheast
USCG vessel Foto © X/USCGSoutheast

The US Coast Guard (USCG) repatriated to Cuba this Friday fiverafters who were detained near the coast of Florida.

A publication in X clarifies that the migrants were rescued on January 29 by a boater 92 miles west of Cuba.

"Our maritime borders are not open to irregular migration," clarified the entity, which is in charge of the repatriation of theundocumented trapped in the seatrying to get to the US

The migratory avalanche of Cubans to the United States through the Straits of Florida continues to rise, despite the fact that threats of deportation for pa

During the last fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2022 and ended on September 30, 2023, nearly 7,000 Cubans were intercepted by the US Coast Guard.

Themigratory wave worsens on the island due to a serious economic crisis, rampant inflation and growing dollarization of the economy. It is estimated that in 2022, 4.0% of the Cuban population left the country.

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