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Seven Cuban migrants, all with gunshot wounds, were interdicted at sea and taken to south Florida hospitals.Seven Cuban migrants, all with gunshot wounds, were interdicted at sea and taken to south Florida hospitals.
The wounded Cubans were found Saturday afternoon, according to the Keynoter.The wounded Cubans were found Saturday afternoon, according to the Keynoter.
The US coast guard’s public affairs office told the newspaper the wounded were on a makeshift raft with another 19 migrants, who were not injured.The US coast guard’s public affairs office told the newspaper the wounded were on a makeshift raft with another 19 migrants, who were not injured.
The migrants who do not need medical attention will likely be repatriated. The injured were taken to Lower Keys medical center on Stock Island. Six were airlifted to Miami trauma centers.The migrants who do not need medical attention will likely be repatriated. The injured were taken to Lower Keys medical center on Stock Island. Six were airlifted to Miami trauma centers.
Earlier this year, authorities said Cuban migrants desperate to reach US shores were increasingly violent and noncompliant with coast guard crews who detained them at sea, citing reports of attempted poisoning and self-inflicted wounds as rumors swirl that the “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy will soon be abandoned.Earlier this year, authorities said Cuban migrants desperate to reach US shores were increasingly violent and noncompliant with coast guard crews who detained them at sea, citing reports of attempted poisoning and self-inflicted wounds as rumors swirl that the “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy will soon be abandoned.
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Last week, a cruise ship rescued 18 migrants on board a 30ft boat, and found that nine migrants had died on the ship while trying to make the 130-mile crossing from Cuba to Florida. About 8,000 Cuban migrants have become trapped in Costa Rica in the last year as well, unable to cross legally through Central America to the United States, though a small number have acquired visas and chartered flights.Last week, a cruise ship rescued 18 migrants on board a 30ft boat, and found that nine migrants had died on the ship while trying to make the 130-mile crossing from Cuba to Florida. About 8,000 Cuban migrants have become trapped in Costa Rica in the last year as well, unable to cross legally through Central America to the United States, though a small number have acquired visas and chartered flights.
Since relations between the US and Cuba began to thaw in December 2014, thousands more Cubans have been attempting the harrowing journey on makeshift boats or through the deserts and jungles of Central America. Last week, Barack Obama met with Cuban president Raúl Castro in Havana, a symbolic high point of the rapprochement between former enemies, but also a sign to many Cubans that it will become more difficult to find political asylum in the US.Since relations between the US and Cuba began to thaw in December 2014, thousands more Cubans have been attempting the harrowing journey on makeshift boats or through the deserts and jungles of Central America. Last week, Barack Obama met with Cuban president Raúl Castro in Havana, a symbolic high point of the rapprochement between former enemies, but also a sign to many Cubans that it will become more difficult to find political asylum in the US.