PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A top official with the U.S. Border Patrol says agents have taken 175 migrants into custody following multiple landings in South Florida over a one-day span.
Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, who leads the agency’s Miami sector, tweeted Thursday that the agency responded to landings in the Florida Keys as well as on Hollywood Beach.
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During the past 24 hours, 175 migrants from #Cuba were taken into U.S. Border Patrol custody. Agents with support from federal, state, and local LE partners have responded to multiple migrant landings in Florida Keys & Hollywood Beach. #thursdaymorning #hollywood #florida #cbp pic.twitter.com/OSaKZakhma
— Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar (@USBPChiefMIP) December 22, 2022