MIAMI — A toddler from Cuba who was aboard a migrant boat that the U.S. Coast Guard stopped off the Florida Keys has been released from the hospital after treatment for dehydration, according to the Border Patrol — and the boy and his family can stay in the country for now.
The child, about 2 years old, is with his mother and father, who were also aboard the vessel that the Coast Guard intercepted Friday night about 17 miles off Marathon, said Adam Hoffner, division chief for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Miami operations.
While with the Coast Guard, crew members decided the boy needed medical care for dehydration. A rescue crew from Islamorada took him to Mariners Hospital in the Upper Keys area of Tavernier.
