July 12, 2007
The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday returned 70 Cubans caught at sea in
three separate incidents.
They included 39 people the Coast Guard found aboard a speedboat on
Sunday about 20 miles south of Loggerhead Key, 18 Cubans found on Monday
on a "rustic vessel" about 80 miles southwest of Key West and 13 people
found Monday aboard an "unseaworthy vessel" about 20 miles north of
Mariel, Cuba. All were returned to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba.
The Coast Guard also caught two suspected smugglers with the first group
and turned them over to Customs and Border Protection officials. Under
the "wet foot dry foot" policy, Cubans found on the high seas are
usually returned, while those who make it to U.S. soil are generally
allowed to remain.
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