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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe in Miami and agencies

US turns back growing number of undocumented people after arduous sea journeys

A boat  left along the shoreline in Key West, Florida, this mornth.
A boat left along the shoreline in Key West, Florida, this mornth. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Authorities in Florida have been turning back growing numbers of undocumented Cubans and Haitians arriving by sea in recent weeks as more attempt to seek haven in the US.

Local US residents on jet skis have been helping some of the migrants who attempted to swim ashore after making arduous, life-threateningand days-long journeys in makeshift vessels.

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