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32 Cuban Migrants Held; 1 Found Dead
Thirty-two Cuban migrants were held Thursday by federal authorities
after swimming ashore in Palm Beach, police said. Another migrant was
found dead.
The Cubans' boat apparently capsized offshore about 2 a.m.
Palm Beach Police Capt. Rick Howe said the male victim was found in the
surf. "Everybody else was just staying put. They weren't running. They
made it to shore. They're Cuban. They don't have to run," he said.
Under the so-called wet-foot-dry-foot policy, Cubans intercepted at sea
are generally sent back while those who reach U.S. soil are allowed to stay.
http://www.theledger.com/article/20071116/NEWS/711160514/1004/RSS&source=RSS
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