10 migrants held on ICE detainers after coming ashore near Palm Beach’s Breakers resort
PALM BEACH Fla WSVN Agents explained they took refugees into custody after they came ashore in Palm Beach Investigators mentioned a boat with the movers on board made landfall near the shores of The Breakers the famous Palm Beach resort Friday morning Likely just the drifting brought them to that way stated a beachgoer They just come in wherever they can come in mentioned another beachgoer The group ditched the boat and made it into town only about one mile before police stated they apprehended the movers U S Limit Patrol posted on social media that the foreigners are from the Bahamas Romania Ecuador and the Dominican Republic Investigators believe this to be a smuggling situation adding that all expatriates were placed on U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers and will be deported They re rounding them up I think it s excellent revealed a beachgoer The landing comes after deputies announced roughly a dozen other migrant boats washed up in Martin County over the last couple of months like a capsized boat uncovered on Juno Beach that ended with nine expatriates detained It s a terrible situation announced a woman It s sad for the immigrants that are coming in that they re put in that position stated There s a right way and a wrong way Come the right way we re glad to have you Come the wrong way you re going home revealed a beachgoer The Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office reported deputies have placed ICE detainers on at least people this year to date