Monday, May 24, 2010

Cuban migrants picked up along Rickenbacker Causeway, authorities say

Cuban migrants picked up along Rickenbacker Causeway, authorities say

Miami police found 13 migrants, all in good condition
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By Jennifer Lebovich, The Miami Herald
10:39 a.m. EDT, May 24, 2010
MIAMI

Authorities found a group of Cuban migrants along the Rickenbacker
Causeway early Monday morning.

Someone called police just before 5:30 a.m. to report 15 people on the
south side of the causeway.

When police arrived, they found 13 migrants, some walking along the
causeway, Miami police said. All were in good condition.

Police notified U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who took the
migrants to the Dania Beach station to be processed, an agency
spokesperson said.

Authorities have not found a vessel.

Once it is verified that they are Cuban, the migrants will likely be
allowed to stay, a spokeswoman said.

Under the so-called wet-foot/dry-foot policy, Cubans intercepted at sea
are repatriated, while those who touch land are allowed to stay.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/fl-cuban-migrants-rickenbacker-causew20100524,0,1179528.story

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