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Writer's pictureDave Harmon, PW editor

Dry Tortugas NP closed after 300 migrants arrive by boat from Cuba

Jan 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Park Service closed Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida Keys for several days starting on Monday after 300 immigrants had arrived on the islands in recent days, overwhelming first responders.


"Like elsewhere in the Florida Keys, the park has recently seen an increase in people arriving by boat from Cuba and landing on the islands of Dry Tortugas National Park," the Park Service said in a statement announcing the closure to the public.


https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cuban-influx-forces-us-park-service-close-florida-islands-2023-01-03/

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