Ten Cubans, including two minors, were detained after arriving by boat in Key West.

At least 10 Cuban immigrants, two of them minors, were placed under the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) this Wednesday after touching down in Key West.

The group, composed of eight adults and two minors, arrived in a homemade boat, marking another episode of the increasing migration from Cuba to the United States.

The chief agent of the Border Patrol in the Miami Sector, Samuel Briggs II, reported in a statement on the social network X that officers quickly responded to the landing in Key West and found the group of Cubans.

Immigrants will be placed in federal custody and processed for their expulsion, in accordance with the immigration policies of the U.S. government.

This incident adds to another similar one that occurred this week.

On Tuesday morning, Border Patrol agents and associated agencies detained 33 rafters from Cuba who managed to reach land in the Florida Keys.

However, the note did not specify the health status of the rafters nor details about the composition of the group or their place of origin on the island.

Just five days ago, the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted 17 rafters near the Florida Keys and returned them to Cuba.

The U.S. government has reiterated that migrants who arrive by sea and are detained will be processed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to be returned to their country of origin, with a prohibition on legally re-entering the U.S. for five years.

Despite the efforts of U.S. authorities to deter illegal migration by sea, many Cubans continue to risk their lives to cross the Florida Strait in flimsy boats.

The lack of legal options to leave the country, plunged into a deep generalized crisis, continues to push many to seek a new life in the United States.

In June alone, 17,563 Cubans entered through the borders of the U.S., according to data from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office.

Of that total, 6,216 did so by sea, confirming that the influx of Cuban raftsmen to the North American country continues to be significant.