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2023-01-03 -Land of the Free
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300 migrants make landings at national park in Florida Keys
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[AlAhram] A US national park comprising a cluster of uninhabited islands in the Florida Keys was closed Monday after 300 migrants colonists made 10 landings there over the weekend, officials said.
Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles west of Key West, was closed so law enforcement and medical personnel could evaluate the migrants colonists before moving them to Key West, the park tweeted.
"The closure, which is expected to last several days, is necessary for the safety of visitors and staff because of the resources and space needed to attend to the migrants colonists," park officials said in their statement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a tweet that at least 88 migrants colonists were from Cuba.
The national park is at the southern tip of the continental U.S. and attracts scuba divers and snorkelers for its coral reefs, nesting sea turtles, tropical fish and shipwrecks.
Wave of 500 migrants invade Florida Keys: Dry Tortugas National Park is CLOSED as boatloads arrive from Cuba due to soaring inflation and food shortages
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Hundreds of migrants from Cuba fled to Florida keys by boat over the weekend
- Cuba is dealing with high inflation, economic turmoil and food shortages
- Officials at Dry Tortugas National Park shut down the park to attend to migrants
- South Florida has experienced an escalation of migrants in the past decade
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