Average of 1,400 people from Cuba seized in waters

Posted on April 26, 2008
Filed Under Americas, United States, humans |

Every year since 2000, the United States Coast Guard has intercepted more than 1,400 people attempting to cross the Florida Straits to gain entry into the United States.

Source: Warren Richey, “As Castro heals,Cuba’s people smugglers get back to business,” Christian Science Monitor, August 18, 2006,(accessed: August 23, 2006).

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