This Friday, the United States Border Patrol (USBP) detained 21 Cuban rafters who made landfall in Fort Zachary State Park, in Key West.
"Earlier today, 21 migrants from Cuba were taken into Border Patrol custody after making landfall at Fort Zachary State Park," USBP Agent Walter N. Slosar said on Twitter.
He added that the group of migrants was made up of 17 men and four women, who completed their journey at 1:00 am in a rustic boat.
The statement indicates that everyone arrived safely: "There were no injuries," said Slosar.
The images show that the migrants arrived in a precarious blue boat with a motor.
The day before the USBP also detained 10 Cuban rafters after arriving at Key Colony Beach. This time there were eight men and two women.
Another group of 26 rafters (24 men, 2 women) also arrived on Thursday at 3:00 am in Key Biscayne, near Miami, as part of the Cuban immigration crisis.
On Wednesday, US authorities reported another illegal landing of Cuban immigrants on the coast of Florida, through the Dry Tortugas National Park. In total there were 15 rafters and they arrived in two precarious boats, one of them was a wooden raft, made with boards.
Also on Wednesday, the US government confirmed that they are continuing to repatriate illegal Cuban immigrants arriving by sea.
The Coast Guard reported the return of 55 Cuban rafters on October 5, after being detained in four operations off the Florida coast.
The alarming number of Cubans in the Strait of Florida does not stop despite the dangerous journey it has taken dozens of lives in recent years.
On Wednesday of last week, a boat capsized with 27 people on board, of which only nine were found alive and the rest died in the waters agitated by Hurricane Ian, which was approaching Florida.
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