14532: Hermantin: Miami-Herald - Group of Haitians detained after Key Biscayne landing (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

Miami-Herald

Posted on Fri, Jan. 17, 2003

Group of Haitians detained after Key Biscayne landing
BY TERE FIGUERAS
tfigueras@herald.com

A group of Haitian migrants arriving on Key Biscayne on Thursday was quickly
taken into custody by law enforcement near Cape Florida.

The group numbered about 20 people, according to Miami-Dade police.

The Haitians were first spotted about 9 p.m. near Bill Baggs State Park. A
police helicopter searched the area, looking for migrants that may have
eluded police.

The migrants were taken into custody by the U.S. Border Patrol, which
processes migrants before handing them over to immigration authorities.

In October, at least 220 Haitians landed on the shores of Key Biscayne --
running onto the Rickenbacker Causeway in a bid for freedom before being
detained -- and kindled an ongoing controversy over U.S. immigration policy.

All migrants arriving by sea -- except for Cubans -- are subject to
detention and quickened deportation proceedings. Cubans who reach U.S. soil
are usually granted the right to stay in the United States.



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