KEY WEST, Fla. – U.S. Border Patrol agents responded to a migrant landing near the Key West Airport on Saturday afternoon.
Authorities said they encountered 20 Cuban migrants who arrived on a wooden fishing boat at around 3 p.m.
Cellphone video provided by Christopher Ferrara showed the incident, which Local 10 viewers can watch at the top of this page.
The video footage captures a boat near the seawall, with the group of migrants celebrating as they reached land.
However, the migrants were taken into custody and will be processed for removal proceedings, according to Adam Hoffner, assistant chief patrol agent for the USBP’s Miami sector.
Hoffner provided a photo of the fishing vessel which you can see here:
No further details about the migrants or their journey were immediately available.