MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Federal authorities have taken 12 Cuban migrants into custody after, they said, they landed ashore on Miami Beach.
According to the U.S. Border Patrol, they received a call about a migrant landing in the area of 67th Street and the beach, at around 7:30 p.m., Thursday.
Investigators said the migrants made the journey from the island nation in a rustic vessel.
Border Patrol agents took the 12 men into custody.
Officials said there has been a massive increase in migrants arriving by boat recently, including 850 in October alone.
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