A further nine migrants arrived on the south shore of Cayman Brac overnight on Saturday, the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) has reported.
This brings the total number of illegal landers arriving on the bigger Sister Island on Saturday to 18. Earlier Saturday, nine other migrants were taken into CBC custody.
The latest arrivals, eight men and one woman, were found around 11pm aboard a vessel.
“All migrants appear to be in good health and one migrant was treated by the Health Services Authority’s Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) for a laceration to his foot,” a CBC statement said.
The migrants will be processed in accordance with CBC’s established processing protocols, the statement said, and they will then be transported to Grand Cayman as soon as possible.
Original story: Nine migrants are now in Customs and Border Control Service custody after their vessel arrived in Spot Bay, Cayman Brac on Saturday.
In a statement, CBC said the marine vessel arrived at approximately 1:15pm with eight males and one female.
“The migrants appear to be in good health and will be processed in accordance with CBC’s established processing protocols,” the statement said.
This latest detention follows the arrival of 11 migrants on Thursday in West Bay.
The seven males and four females were severely dehydrated and two required medical assistance, which is being rendered by Health Services Authority on the scene.
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