The United States Coast Guard returns Cuban rafters.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) returned a Cuban rafter who was detained near the Florida Keys, the government agency reported on Tuesday.

The crew of the USCG Cutter Kathleen Moore repatriated a migrant to Cuba on Tuesday, after intercepting him near Islamorada, Florida, on May 28th, as detailed in the text on the social network X.

Last week it was reported that the U.S. returned 18 immigrants detained at sea to the island. Another group of 26 people had the same fate just a few days earlier when they were captured during the journey.

Similarly, seven rafters who managed to reach land in Cayo Largo, Florida, were detected and detained by Border Patrol agents in the Miami sector.

The avalanche of migrants from the island, mainly heading to the United States, either by sea or land, shows no signs of coming to an end. A total of 17,870 Cubans entered the northern country last April, according to statistics published by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Department.

That figure completes the 144,378 arrivals - not counting May - during the current fiscal year 2024, which began on October 1st, demonstrating that the largest migratory exodus in the history of Cuba continues unabated, due to the political, economic, and social conditions prevailing in the country.

As an example of the danger faced by the inhabitants of the Caribbean nation in search of a better future, reports emerged on Sunday of a group of seven women and 12 men who were adrift somewhere along the coast of Artemisa and/or Mayabeque. It is unknown whether they were north or south, while their provisions were running low. The information was not confirmed by the Cuban authorities.

In addition to Cuban nationals, the Coast Guard has intercepted travelers from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Haiti, totaling 1,141 between October 1, 2023, and April 30 of the current year.