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Coast Guard cutter Dependable returned to its homeport in Virginia Beach, Va., on Saturday after 59 days at sea patrolling the Florida Straits and Windward Passage.

The medium endurance cutter conducted migrant interdictions and rescued one distressed boater.

An overloaded sailboat crammed with 100 people from Haiti came near shore Thursday morning in the Florida Keys.

Federal officials became overwhelmed as nearly 500 Cuban migrants landed in or near the Keys between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, before 100 Haitians in a sailboat arrived in Key Largo on Tuesday. Arrivals forced Dry Tortugas National Park to close.

Federal officials became overwhelmed as nearly 500 Cuban migrants landed in or near the Keys between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, before 100 Haitians in a sailboat arrived in Key Largo on Tuesday. Arrivals forced Dry Tortugas National Park to close.

Federal officials became overwhelmed as nearly 500 Cuban migrants landed in or near the Keys between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, before 100 Haitians in a sailboat arrived in Key Largo on Tuesday. Arrivals forced Dry Tortugas National Park to close.

After 300 migrants arrived over the New Year's holiday weekend, the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys closed to visitors Monday.

After 300 migrants arrived over the New Year's holiday weekend, the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys closed to visitors Monday.

(The Center Square) – Cubans continue to make the dangerous journey to the Florida Keys both as Hurricane Ian made landfall farther northwest and as recovery efforts continue, local and

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol officers stopped three human smuggling attempts and detained 100 people earlier this