28 Cuban migrants intercepted by US coast guard

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 says...

How come there are hardly ever any black Cubans fleeing the island.

Posted 16 December 2016, 9:30 a.m. Suggest removal

Honolulu says...

STUPID comment! Cubans are Black! Light-skin...however ethnically Black!

Posted 2 May 2018, 7:36 a.m. Suggest removal

stillwaters says...

Oh, Jesus...............please!

Posted 2 May 2018, 9:12 a.m. Suggest removal

Honolulu says...

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!

Posted 2 May 2018, 7:37 a.m. Suggest removal

joeblow says...

*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?

Posted 2 May 2018, 11:37 a.m. Suggest removal

stillwaters says...

No, court and deportation. Treat them the same as you treat everybody else.

Posted 2 May 2018, 9:11 a.m. Suggest removal

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