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2 Cuban Illegal Immigrants Fly Into Florida on Motorized Hang Glider

March 25, 2023
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KEY WEST, Fla.—Two Cuban migrants used a motorized hang glider to fly the approximately 90 miles (145 kilometers) from the communist island to Key West on Saturday, Florida officials said. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the duo landed safely at Key West International Airport at about 10:30 a.m. and were turned over to the…

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Border Patrol Apprehends Over 100 Cuban Illegal Aliens in Florida

September 7, 2022
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Over 100 illegal immigrants from Cuba were apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents, after several vessels made landfall in South Florida during the Labor Day weekend. On Saturday, 45 Cuban illegal immigrants were taken into custody after they arrived on a fishing vessel in Marquesas Keys, according to a Sept. 3 Twitter post by Walter Slosar,…

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Florida Officials Arrest 41 Cubans, Illegal Immigrants Sailed in Makeshift Boats

July 17, 2022
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United States Border Patrol officials have taken into custody 41 people from Cuba who arrived on U.S. shores after traversing the Florida Straits on makeshift rafts and rowboats. Nine illegal migrants were taken into custody on Saturday after arriving on Jupiter Island, north of Palm Beach County in Florida. They were caught after border patrol…

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Sending Back the Cubans

August 2, 2021
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Commentary The Biden administration is sending back Cubans who show up on American shores fleeing political persecution in their home country. Just last week, the U.S. Coast Guard announced the repatriation of 27 Cuban refugees to the communist country. They were caught attempting to make their way to Florida on two separate vessels. These are…

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US Coast Guard Sends 27 Cubans Found at Sea Back to Communist Island

July 29, 2021
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The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it has repatriated 27 Cuban migrants found at sea back to their communist-ruled homeland after it intercepted two groups off Florida’s coast. The announcement on Wednesday comes amid unrest in Cuba sparked by mass protests across the nation that started on July 11 when thousands citizens took to the…

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