Coast Guard finds 22 Cuban migrants in 2 makeshift vessels in Florida Keys

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – There were two Cuban migrant smuggling incidents over the weekend in the Florida Keys, the U.S. Coast Guard reported on Monday.

There were 18 migrants on “a makeshift raft” and four migrants on “a homemade vessel,” according to Chief Patrol Agent Thomas G. Martin.

The U.S. Border Patrol has custody of the 22 migrants, according to Martin.

Early Thursday morning, 13 Cuban migrants made landfall on another “homemade wooden vessel” in the Florida Keys, according to Martin.