{"id":1793137,"date":"2023-01-02T22:03:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T03:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1793137"},"modified":"2023-01-02T22:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T03:04:02","slug":"national-park-in-florida-keys-closes-indefinitely-after-300-migrants-land-on-shores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-park-in-florida-keys-closes-indefinitely-after-300-migrants-land-on-shores\/","title":{"rendered":"National Park in Florida Keys Closing Indefinitely after 300 Migrants Land on Shores"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-park-in-florida-keys-closes-indefinitely-after-300-migrants-land-on-shores%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1793137&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>In response to flooding, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida Keys, announced that it would close Monday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">migrants<\/a> Arriving on its shores.<\/p>\n<p>The park, which is located in the Westernmost Florida Keys, announced Monday&#8217;s closure. In a statement, the National Park Service stated that the park was closing to accommodate nearly 300 migrants who have arrived on the island over recent days. The majority of the migrants came from Cuba, a communist country that had been invaded by boats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn January 2 at 8 am, Dry Tortugas National Park will temporarily close to public access while law enforcement and medical personnel evaluate, provide care for and coordinate transport to Key West for approximately 300 migrants who arrived in the park over the past couple of days,\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/drto\/learn\/news\/drto-closure-jan-2-2023.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service<\/a> In its statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe closure, which is expected to last several days, is necessary for the safety of visitors and staff because of the resources and space needed to attend to the migrants. Concession-operated ferry and sea plane services are temporarily suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike 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,\u201d The NPS was also added. \u201cPark first responders provide food, water and basic medical attention until the Department of Homeland Security arrives and takes the lead. While the park is closed, vessels may seek safe harbor in the designated areas within the one nautical mile anchoring zone around Garden Key, including Bird Key Harbor. There will be no visitor services available while the closure is in effect and emergency services will be extremely limited. All closures will remain in place until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walter N. Slosar, the Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Miami Sector, tweeted that Border Patrol agents had encountered at least 200 migrants on New Year\u2019s Eve and New Year\u2019s Day alone, in more than a dozen encounters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the past 24 hours, U.S. Border Patrol agents &#038; LE partners responded to 5 migrant landings throughout the Florida Keys and encountered 88 Cuban migrants,\u201d Slosar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChiefMIP\/status\/1609257012226818048?s=20&#038;t=UCfSvEbVcOZl17OjHuyOdw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Year\u2019s Day in Florida: Over 160 migrants have been encountered today in the #Florida Keys,\u201d He added <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChiefMIP\/status\/1609602482602389504?s=20&#038;t=7zHT-T0rEiMAhLVZM4Naqw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday<\/a>. \u201cBorder Patrol agents with support from federal, state, and local LE partners responded to 10 migrant landings since midnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rear Admiral <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HSTF_Southeast\/status\/1609657848400592903?s=20&#038;t=sCww1T_9WMuoXpHaud6o3Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brendan C. McPherson<\/a>, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District &#038; director of Homeland Security Task Force \u2013 Southeast, added in a separate statement on Twitter that the migrants would be removed and provided with food and water and basic first aid, before being transferred to the custody of Border Patrol for processing. \u201cIrregular, illegal maritime migration is always dangerous and very often deadly. #DontTakeToTheSeas,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>It is about 100 acres in size and located 70 miles from Key West. It includes the Dry Tortuga Islands, Fort Jefferson, an incomplete naval fort, and the former prison. The park&#8217;s water is the majority. It is also home to some of Florida Keys&#8217; best-preserved corals reefs. The Park is known for its rich tropical marine life and birds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys announced it would close beginning Monday in response to a flood of migrants arriving on its shores. The park, located on the Western extreme of the Florida Keys, announced the closure on Monday. 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