Cubans arrived on this wooden vessel on Oct. According to Slosar, three Cubans arrived on a homemade vessel during the early morning. Customs & Border Patrol responded to a migrant landing in Islamorada. All of this is very concerning to me, and why are they trying to sneak into the country? What was their purpose?” They’re also doing a lot of infrastructure work in the Bahamas,” Gimenez said. Key Largo is home to the worlds second largest artificial reef, the 510 foot USS Spiegel Grove, the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, and the famous Christ. “They’ve got activities going on in Cuba. Gimenez, who sits on the Homeland Security Committee and the new Select Committee on China, said he’s received information that the Chinese Communist Party is gaining more influence in South Florida. Gimenez said his priority is to protect the border and national security, especially for Florida Keys residents. Carlos Gimenez has requested more information from Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to assess who these individuals are and any threats they may pose. See 4,485 traveler reviews, 2,416 candid photos, and great deals for Hampton Inn Key Largo, FL, ranked 6 of 20 hotels in Key Largo and rated 4.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor. According to Slosar, three Cubans arrived on a homemade vessel during the early morning. Now 175 (Was 195) on Tripadvisor: Hampton Inn Key Largo, FL, Key Largo. As a result, troopers across the state, Florida Fish & Wildlife officers and equipment and Florida Department of Law Enforcement were deployed to the Keys. Ron DeSantis earlier in the year, following a large Haitian migrant landing in the Upper Keys, as he activated the Florida National Guard. In recent years, the federal agency lacked the necessary resources to adequately respond to the droves of Cubans and Haitians arriving to the Keys’ shore. Border Patrol, which has served as the lead in migrant cases. But the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported that troopers assisted CBP to apprehend three Ecuadorians and 17 subjects from China, of whom 11 were men and six were women.įlorida Highway Patrol said the incident occurred around MM 109 in Key Largo. According to Walter Slosar, CBP chief patrol agent, 19 Chinese nationals and three adult Ecuadorians were aboard the vessel. Border Patrol agents and Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a vessel landing in Key Largo. One of the larger cases in recent memory unfolded during the morning of Oct. Cases of migrant landings largely dissipated for a number of months in the Florida Keys - until recently, when law enforcement responded to cases two consecutive days in the Upper Keys.
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