‘With God’s blessing’: 15 Cubans trying to migrate make it to Florida Keys on Christmas
A rustic boat carrying 15 people from Cuba came ashore in the Florida Keys on Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
At 5 Christmas morning, Border Patrol agents and police officers arrived at Key Colony Beach, where they found the group of Cubans, Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, of the agency’s Miami sector, said on Twitter. They had sailed on a white vessel with Spanish black lettering that read: “Con la bendición de Dios” — “With God’s blessing.”
The people, who departed from the Cuban city of Matanzas, were taken into federal custody.
Authorities didn’t release additional information.
Early #Christmas morning, 15 migrants from #Cuba made landfall on a rustic vessel in the Florida Keys. At 5:00 a.m., #BorderPatrol agents & LE partners responded to Key Colony Beach & encountered the individuals, who departed from the Matanzas region. #florida #ThisMorning #cbp pic.twitter.com/FmL0bVS6ng
— Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar (@USBPChiefMIP) December 25, 2022
