Over 200 Haitian migrants are in custody after a sailboat appeared stranded off the Florida Keys.
The Coast Guard released a statement Saturday about working with other partner agencies after responding to a call about the grounded sailboat near Key Largo. Helicopters and ships from Customs and Border Patrol rescued the stranded migrants and said some people entered the water without a lifejacket.
Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar of the United States Border Patrol Miami sector said 113 Haitian migrants jumped off the boat into custody.
#BREAKING: 113 migrants from #Haiti were taken into #BorderPatrol custody after making landfall near Key Largo, #Florida. @USCGSoutheast & @CBPAMORegDirSE partners rescued the migrants who remained onboard the vessel. We appreciate the support from all of our partners on scene. pic.twitter.com/HdOHmDShSm
— Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar (@USBPChiefMIP) August 6, 2022
200 of the remaining migrants who stayed onboard the vessel were taken into custody by the United States Coast Guard.
“We are working to keep them safe, clean, fed, and healthy,” Slosar said in a tweet.
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