Friday, March 20, 2015

Mexican navy detains 15 Cuban men at sea off Yucatan

Mexican navy detains 15 Cuban men at sea off Yucatan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
03/20/2015 1:42 AM 03/20/2015 1:43 AM

MEXICO CITY
The Mexican navy has detained 15 Cuban men found aboard a small,
home-made boat just off the tip of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

The navy said Thursday that the Cubans' vessel was first sighted by a
fishing boat.

Navy personnel removed the Cubans from the craft Wednesday and took them
to a naval station near Cancun, where they were turned over to
immigration agents for processing.

Mexico signed a pact with Cuba in 2008 promising to deport illegal Cuban
migrants. Before, Mexican generally only briefly detained Cuban migrants
and issued them a 10- to 30-day exit order, giving them time to make
their way to the United States.

Source: Mexican navy detains 15 Cuban men at sea off Yucatan | Miami
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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article15432272.html

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