From AP:
Coast Guard: Number of Cubans Caught at Sea Surges Higher
The Coast Guard says the number of Cubans intercepted at sea while trying to reach U.S. shores has risen even higher amid Washington's increasing contact with Havana.
According to a Coast Guard statement , authorities encountered 7,358 Cubans risking sea crossings to U.S. soil in the fiscal year ending Friday. That's a 65 percent increase from 4,473 tallied in the previous year.
A surge of Cubans has been fleeing the island over the last two years.
