Cuban migrants flow into Florida Keys, overwhelm officials
Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments
More than 500 Cuban immigrants have come ashore in the Florida Keys since the weekend, the latest in a large and increasing number who are fleeing the communist island. The influx is stretching thin U.S. border agencies both on land and at sea.
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'A crisis': At least 500 migrants arrive in Florida Keys over last several days
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Cuban migrants flow into Florida Keys, overwhelm officials
At least 500 migrants have landed in the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff's office described on Monday as a “humanitarian crisis."
At least 500 migrants have landed in the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff’s office describes as a “crisis.” Over the weekend, 300 migrants
At least 500 migrants have arrived in small boats along the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff's office described on Monday as a
At least 500 migrants have arrived in small boats along the Florida Keys over the past several days in what the local sheriff's office described on Monday as a “crisis."
At least 500 migrants have arrived in small boats along the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff’s office described on Monday as a “crisis.”
At least 500 migrants have landed in the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff’s office described on Monday as a “crisis.”...
More than 500 Cuban immigrants have come ashore in the Florida Keys since the weekend, the latest in a large and increasing number who are fleeing the communist island. The influx is stretching thin U.S. border agencies both on land and at sea.
It is a dangerous 100-mile trip in often rickety boats but more Cubans are taking the risk amid deepening and compounding political and economic crises at home.
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