Some of the Cuban migrants detained near the Cay Sal Bank in The Bahamas.
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
THE United States Coast Guard intercepted three separate groups of Cuban migrants near the Cay Sal Bank in The Bahamas, a Bahamian immigration official reported.
The migrants – 27 men and one woman – were brought to Grand Bahama and turned over to Bahamian authorities at Freeport Harbour.
Immigration officer Napthali Cooper reported that the migrants were trying to reach Florida and had left Cuba a week ago. They were taken into custody by Department of Immigration officers and transported to immigration headquarters, where they were examined by the Disease Surveillance team at the Public Hospitals Authority.
The migrants were flown to Nassau on Wednesday and will be detained at the Detention Centre to await repatriation to Cuba.
Comments
bandit 7 years, 4 months ago
How come there are hardly ever any black Cubans fleeing the island.
Honolulu 5 years, 11 months ago
STUPID comment! Cubans are Black! Light-skin...however ethnically Black!
stillwaters 5 years, 11 months ago
Oh, Jesus...............please!
Honolulu 5 years, 11 months ago
Why won't you allow these people to stay in that country? They are sooooo few and they go to work and do stuff the Locals refuse or won't do. Some immigration is important!
joeblow 5 years, 11 months ago
Repost Three questions for you:
1) Exactly how many illegal immigrants should we allow per year? maybe we should not have immigration laws at all! 2) How long would this country or any country last if it did not seek to protect its borders?
3) Would you apply the same standard to your home? Allow those who enter without your permission to stay while you treat them with empathy and human decency?
stillwaters 5 years, 11 months ago
No, court and deportation. Treat them the same as you treat everybody else.
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