Federal and local authorities are grappling with a brewing crisis as hundreds of migrants from Cuba and Haiti have made the dangerous voyage by sea to the Florida Keys.
in Haiti and Cuba, along with a lack of legal paths to immigration, has led to the current migration wave, per the Migration Policy Institute., electrical blackouts and deepening poverty.are human stories of suffering and sacrifice, as some migrants told local news outlets they feared they would die making the days-long journey to Florida.
After the boat's motor broke down, they tossed extra weight overboard and used a navigation phone app and paddles to will their way to land. "We thought at one point that we were all going to die," he told the Herald. "That we were going to disappear."Haitian migrant, who arrived on the Keys Tuesday, told WPLG Local 10 that he was hoping to gain legal status and protect his children from the gang violence in Haiti.Axios on facebook
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