Chinese migrants flood South Florida via boat

Chinese migrants flood South Florida via boat as authorities seek help with Cuban smugglers
After dozens of migrants have been discovered in separate suspected smuggling incidents, Coral Gables, Florida, authorities are looking for help securing their ports.
Vans transporting 26 Chinese migrants stopped in Florida, 2 smugglers detained
An investigation was underway in Coral Gables, Florida, after officers intercepted two vans that were transporting more than two dozen Chinese migrants Tuesday morning.
Vans packed with Chinese migrants stopped in Florida, 2 arrested
We believe they came by boat. They came into a secluded area around the southern end of Coral Gables,” said Police Chief Ed Hudak.
Two smugglers detained after 20-plus Chinese migrants found in vans in Coral Gables: cops
Law-enforcement officers detain about two dozen migrants, mostly Chinese, on Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, 2025, at 11600 Old Cutler Road in Coral Gables. Another group was also detained at the intersection of Old Cutler Road and Kendall Drive in the Gables. Pedro Portal [email protected]
Video shows officers intercepting vans carrying migrants in Florida
An investigation was underway in Florida after officers intercepted two vans that were transporting more than two dozen Chinese migrants. This comes just days after more than two dozen people were taken into custody in Coral Gables,
2 smugglers arrested after Coral Gables Police intercept vans transporting 26 Chinese migrants
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Migrant boat carrying Chinese, Ecuadorians stopped same day of Gables smuggling bust
The same morning that 26 people from China landed in Coral Gables in what authorities say was a migrant smuggling operation, Customs and Coast Guard crews stopped a boat off the Upper Florida Keys carrying migrants from Ecuador and also China, officials say.
Smugglers transporting vans packed with 26 Chinese migrants detained in Florida: police
Police in Florida say that two vans packed with 26 Chinese migrants were stopped on Tuesday morning while two alleged smugglers were detained, Fox News Digital has learned.
Vans packed with Chinese migrants stopped in Florida, 2 smugglers arrested
A 911 call led Florida law enforcement to intercept two vans that were transporting over two dozen Chinese migrants Tuesday morning. Coral Gables police said they received a tip about migrants possibly being smuggled into the area around 8 a.
Vans transporting Chinese migrants stopped in Coral Gables, 2 smugglers detained
Several people were taken into custody after a migrant smuggling event on Tuesday was stopped in Coral Gables, NBC6 sources said.
26 migrants in Coral Gables human trafficking bust were headed to Orlando, documents say
The case drew attention amid a nationwide focus on the apprehension and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
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More than 2 dozen Chinese migrants in custody after alleged smuggling operation in Coral Gables
The 26 Chinese migrants were allegedly discovered while ... "There is no place for human smuggling in the city of Coral Gables, much less Florida," said John Vecchio, special agent with the ...
Arrests, detentions underway in Florida as state cracks down on illegal immigrants. What we know
There have been 1,016 arrests and 814 "detainers lodged" in the U.S. as of midnight, Jan. 29, according to a post by ICE.