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| Cubans land on military grounds in Fla. |
| 2007-01-25 |
| Nice security ya got down there, Cap'n... KEY WEST, Fla. - Nineteen Cubans came ashore on the Naval Air Station Key West commander's backyard, officials said. The 12 men, five women and two children were discovered Wednesday morning by an off-duty Defense Department officer jogging on military property, Key West police said. The officer knocked on Capt. J.R. Brown's front door, alerting him to the group and asking to use his phone to call authorities. The group arrived in what appeared to be a homemade boat, police said. Brown asked a Spanish-speaking neighbor to meet with the Cubans, who appeared fine, he said. The captain said he knew the arrival of Cuban immigrants near his backyard in Key West, 90 miles from Cuba, was a possibility when he took the post within the past year. Under U.S. policy, Cubans found on shore are generally allowed to stay, while those found at sea are usually returned to Cuba. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 A couple of years ago, the KW police came upon 3 Cuban sailors walking the streets early one morning.They had docked at the city harbor and were wandering the streets,one was armed, as I recall. Nothing new here. |
| Posted by: Philet Uneger2755 2007-01-25 21:02 |
| #1 Dry foot - welcome, red state voters! |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-01-25 17:09 |