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(EFE) .- The Coast Guard repatriated 28 Cuban immigrants who attempted to reach the United States by sea and were intercepted during an operation in the waters of the Strait of Florida,
The 28 Cubans (20 men, 7 women and one child) were traveling on a 26-foot-long (8-meter) hardy and precarious boat and were intercepted north of Havana, Coast Guard said in a statement
. today in Bahía de Cabañas, on the northern coast of Cuba.
"Immigration policies have not changed and we are urging people not to go on board unseaworthy boats," said Capt Jason Ryan of the United States. District 7 Coast Guard. Ryan warned of the danger of "making illegal trips on homemade boats without navigation or safety equipment".
Since October 1, 2017, 189 Cubans have tried to arrive "illegally" by sea to the US territory. The Coast Guard said: [traduction] "These statistics represent the total number of interceptions in the waters of the Strait of Florida, Caribbean and Atlantic," explained the institution. ]
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