Over 30 suspected Cuban migrants come ashore in Key West

Migrants come ashore in Key West.

KEY WEST, Fla. — Authorities responded to a migrant landing on Tuesday morning in Key West.

A Key West police spokesperson told Local 10′s Janine Stanwood that approximately 33 migrants, believed to be from Cuba, came ashore at the Truman Waterfront and arrived on what appeared to be a makeshift boat.

Authorities said the migrants are now in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol.

Police did not disclose the age, gender or identities of any of the migrants.

No injuries have been reported at this time.

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Janine Stanwood

Janine Stanwood

Janine Stanwood joined Local 10 News in February 2004 as an assignment editor. She is now a general assignment reporter. Before moving to South Florida from her Washington home, Janine was the senior legislative correspondent for a United States senator on Capitol Hill.

Ryan Mackey

Ryan Mackey

Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born on Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.