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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.
Over the weekend, 300 migrants arrived at the sparsely populated Dry Tortugas National Park. The park was closed so that law enforcement and medical personnel could evaluate the migrants before moving them to Key West.
At least 500 migrants have landed in the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff's office described on Monday as a crisis.
At least 500 migrants have arrived in small boats along the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff's office has described as a "crisis".
Federal officials closed a Florida national park on Monday after some 300 migrants arrived on the cluster of islands near Key West over the last couple of days.