Seven Cuban migrants arrive at Matheson Hammock park
Seven Cuban migrants landed near Matheson Hammock park in Miami-Dade County on Monday night, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
Details about the landing were still pending Tuesday afternoon, but the Border Patrol said in a statement that they came ashore on a homemade boat.
Matheson Hammock is a county-run park off Old Cutler Road that extends into Biscayne Bay.
The landing is the latest in a marked increase in migrant arrivals in South Florida — mainly from Cuba, but also from Haiti — that started more than a year ago.
Experts on Cuba and Haiti say the trend is due to deteriorating political, economic and health conditions in both nations.
This report will be updated when more information becomes available.
This story was originally published December 7, 2021 at 12:49 PM with the headline "Seven Cuban migrants arrive at Matheson Hammock park."
