Monday, July 23, 2007

27 Cubans Land on Sanibel Island -UPDATED !!

Welcome !! Twenty seven fellow Cuban brother's and sister's landed on Sanibel Island (north of Naples) just after 9:40pm this Sunday night. It is not known initially the ages or sexes of the 27, but it was reported that one child was among the group. They were processed at the Sanibel Police Department and then transported to Krome Detention Center in Miami. Stay tuned for more info.

For the fourth time in 18 months, a large group of Cuban migrants landed on Sanibel Island. A group of 27 migrants landed near Bowman's Beach on Sanibel
Island

Sanibel Police Chief William Tomlinson confirmed that 27 Cubans landed about half a mile east of Bowman’s Beach on the southern side of the island on Sunday night. One child was among the group.

Everyone appears to be healthy, Tomlinson said.“We had the medics check them out, and there were no serious health problems,” he said. But the problem of migrants landing on the island is starting to get serious, Tomlinson said.

Read the rest here.

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As promised, here is an update. Our fellow brother's and sister's have made it to Miami-Dade County Health Department after being released by Border Patrol.

The guy in the picture had no idea that his wife and two kids had left Cuba and were in Miami. He recieved a call from his wife on Monday morning letting him know that she and the kids were safe and in Miami. He last hugged his kids two years ago.

Read the rest of the re-unification here.

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