The U.S. Coast Guard in Florida has intercepted hundreds fleeing Cuba and Haiti by sea.
"Life is the number one priority right now. Making sure that everyone is okay, accounted for and that they are in good health," Silva said.
"I was by the water by the Virginia Key and all I saw was a bunch of boats and the Coast Guard around it," one witness told CBS Miami."It has been happening a lot so it's a crisis, so it's kind of tough for everybody. For me as an immigrant, it really hurts." The spike among Cubans has been especially pronounced. Since Oct. 1, 2022, the Coast Guard has interdicted more than 4,900 Cuban migrants at sea, as compared with more than 6,100 Cubans intercepted during all of fiscal 2022, which ended Sept. 30, according to the news release.
The administration also is offering humanitarian parole for up to 30,000 people a month from those four countries if they apply online, pay their airfare and find a financial sponsor.
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