U.S. officials in South Florida have seen a 400% increase in migrant encounters this fiscal year compared to the same period last year, according to Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent attends to migrants by a van parked on Garden Cove Road in Key Largo, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2022.U.S. officials in South Florida have seen a 400% increase in migrant encounters this fiscal year compared to the same period last year, Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said Wednesday.
The update comes as the area has seen an influx of migrant landings or attempted landings near Florida in recent days.Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys announced Monday it would close to the public after an increase in migrant landings over the past few days shut down operations at the park there.
A recently arrived rustic boat sits on the shore, on Jan. 4, 2023, in Islamorada, Fla. 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 crew contacted the U.S. Coast Guard and met up with them near Key West, Florida.
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