WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release:
MIAMI - Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo's crew repatriated one person to Cuba, Wednesday, following a maritime interdiction near Key Biscayne.
A good Samaritan reported to Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders they rescued a person after finding them on a 15-foot homemade raft without a life jacket.
A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boat crew and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations personnel responded to the scene and took custody of the person for further processing.
"Attempting to migrate by sea aboard homemade, unseaworthy vessels is extremely dangerous. No one should risk their life to try to ...