There are already at least 500 migrants who have arrived in the Florida Keys in recent days

at least 500 migrants have reached the Florida Keys in recent days and the local police department called it a “crisis” on Monday.

Economic turmoil, food shortages and runaway inflation in Cuba and other parts of the Caribbean are fueling the latest wave of migration. Over the weekend, 300 migrants arrived in the sparsely populated Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) west of Key West. The park was closed so police and medical personnel could test the migrants before taking them to Key West, the park tweeted.

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Separately, 160 migrants arrived by boat in other parts of the Florida Keys over New Year’s weekend, authorities said. On Monday, 30 people in two new groups of migrants were found in the Middle Keys.

In a press release, Monroe County Police Chief, Rich Ramsey, criticized the federal government’s response to increased migrant arrivals as they strained local resources. The US Border Patrol told the police department that the federal response to some of the migrant arrivals would have to wait a day, according to the news release.

“Refugee arrivals require a lot of police department resources as we help our federal law enforcement partners to ensure migrants are healthy and safesaid Ramsay, whose department has the Florida Keys within its jurisdiction. “This shows the lack of a federal government roadmap to deal with a massive mass migration problem that was predictable.”.

Dry Tortugas National Park officials anticipate that the park will remain closed for several days due to the space and resources needed to serve the migrants. The national park sits on the southern tip of the US mainland and draws scuba divers and snorkelers for its coral reefs, nesting sea turtles, tropical fish and shipwrecks.

“As in other parts of the Florida Keys, in the park there has recently been an increase in the arrival of people in boats from Cuba that land on the islands of Dry Tortugas National Park”, according to a press release from the National Park Service.

In addition to the arrivals at the national park over the weekend, 160 more migrants arrived in the Middle and Upper Keys. At least 88 of the migrants are from Cuba, the US Customs and Border Protection tweeted.

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teams of the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard United States patrols in South Florida and the Keys have experienced the largest increase in migration by boat in nearly a decade, with hundreds of interceptions in recent months, mostly from Cuba and Haiti. At least 500 migrants have arrived in the Florida Keys in recent days and the local police department called it a “crisis”.

Economic turmoil, food shortages and runaway inflation in Cuba and other parts of the Caribbean are fueling the latest wave of migration. Over the weekend, 300 migrants arrived in the sparsely populated Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) west of Key West. The park was closed so police and medical personnel could test the migrants before taking them to Key West, the park tweeted.

Separately, 160 migrants arrived by boat in other parts of the Florida Keys over New Year’s weekend, authorities said. On Monday, 30 people in two new groups of migrants were found in the Middle Keys.

In a news release, Monroe County Sheriff Rich Ramsay criticized the federal government’s response to increased migrant arrivals as straining local resources. The US Border Patrol told the police department that the federal response to some of the migrant arrivals will have to wait a day, according to the news release.

“Refugee arrivals require a lot of police department resources as we help our federal law enforcement partners to ensure migrants are healthy and safesaid Ramsay, whose department has the Florida Keys within its jurisdiction. “This shows the lack of a federal government roadmap to deal with a massive mass migration problem that was predictable.”.

Dry Tortugas National Park officials said they anticipate the park will remain closed for several days due to the space and resources needed to care for the migrants. The national park is at the southern tip of the continental United States and draws scuba divers and snorkelers for its coral reefs, nesting sea turtles, tropical fish and shipwrecks.

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“As in other parts of the Florida Keys, in the park there has recently been an increase in the arrival of people in boats from Cuba that land on the islands of Dry Tortugas National Park”, according to a press release from the National Park Service.

In addition to the arrivals at the national park over the weekend, 160 more migrants arrived in the Middle and Upper Keys. At least 88 of the migrants are from Cuba, the US Customs and Border Protection tweeted.

US Border Patrol and Coast Guard teams patrolling South Florida and the Keys have experienced the largest increase in migration by boat in nearly a decade, with hundreds of interceptions in recent months mostly from Cuba and Haiti.

Source: Elcomercio

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