19 Cubans Found On Sand Key

19 Cubans Found On Sand Key

POSTED: 10:15 am EST March 21, 2006

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- A group of Cuban refugees who were found on Sand
Key were in the custody of the border patrol Tuesday morning, but
because they made it to dry land, their stay in the country should be
permanent.

According to authorities, 19 Cubans, including one child, came ashore on
Sand Key on Monday. Five were taken to nearby hospitals to be treated
for dehydration; the other 14 were taken to border patrol headquarters
in Pembroke Pines.

The refugees claim they left Villa Clara, Cuba, five days earlier by
boat before arriving on Sand Key. But because no boat was found, border
patrol agents believe they were smuggled into the country.

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