A group of 31 Cuban balseros, including a minor, was intercepted on August 15 in the waters of Quintana Roo while attempting to reach Mexico on a precarious vessel.
The operation was carried out by personnel from the Ninth Naval Region after receiving a report from a foreign tanker that spotted the migrants adrift about 222 kilometers north of Isla Mujeres.
Mexican sailors immediately responded to the emergency call and deployed a coastal patrol and an interceptor patrol.
Upon arriving at the location, they found nine women, 21 men, and a minor on board a small boat with an inboard motor, which had set sail from Cuba.
Fortunately, all the migrants were in good health. They were transferred to Puerto Juárez, Quintana Roo, where the authorities of the National Institute of Migration (INM) took charge of them to carry out the corresponding procedures.
The Cuban migration crisis is far from over because the situation on the island is becoming increasingly complex, with rising poverty, violence, and institutional repression.
Last week, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) rescued a migrant who was traveling by jet ski in open water.
The crew of the cutter Maple transferred the man to the Bahamas on August 8, after an interception 6 miles southwest of Cay Sal, northeast of Varadero.
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