Florida has hundreds of migrants in crisis, according to Sheriff

At least 500 immigrants arrived here flKeys were found in the area for the past few days in what the local sheriff’s Office called a “crisis”.

High inflation, food shortages, and economic turmoil CubaOther parts of CaribbeanThe latest wave of migration is stimulated. 300 migrants arrived in Dry Tortugas National Park (about 70 miles (113 km) west of the capital). Key West. The park tweeted that the park was closing the park so that law enforcement personnel and medical personnel can assess the group prior to transporting them to Key West.

Officials said 160 migrants also arrived by boat in Florida Keys from other countries over the weekend of New Year’s. On Monday, 30 people found in two new groups were discovered in the Central Keys area.

Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsey condemned the federal response for the rise in immigrant influxes, saying that they drain local resources. According to the news release, the US Border Patrol had informed the sheriff’s offices that some immigrants might need to wait up until the federal response is completed.

“Refugee arrivals need a lot of resources from the sheriff’s office as we help our federal law enforcement partners ensure that immigrants are healthy and safe,” said Ramsey, whose office’s jurisdiction includes the Florida Keys. “This shows that there is no federal plan to address mass immigration.

Officials at Dry Tortugas National Park stated that they expect to close the park for several days because of the lack of space and resources required to care for the migrants. The national park is located at the southern tip in the continental United States. It attracts divers and snorkelers because of its coral reefs and nesting sea turtles.

“Like elsewhere within the Florida Keys park, the park has seen an increase in people arriving by boat from Cuba to land on the islands Dry Tortugas National Park,” a press release from the National Park Service stated.

Other than the 160 migrants who arrived in the park over the weekend and landed in the middle and upper keys, 160 more migrants also arrived in the area. US Customs and Border Protection tweeted that at least 88 of these migrants were from Cuba.

The US Border Patrol and Coast Guard teams patrolling South Florida, Keys, have witnessed the largest escalation in migration by boat in almost a decade. There have been hundreds of interceptions from Cuba and Haiti in recent months.