CBP And Border Patrol Detain 12 In Florida Keys Sweep; Blackhawk Deployed

CBP Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol detained 12 people during a Nov. 21 enforcement sweep in the Florida Keys, deploying a Blackhawk helicopter and conducting vehicle and vessel stops from Key Largo to Rodriguez Key. Detainees from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, and Guatemala were taken to the Marathon station for removal processing; officials cited prior charges, including reentry after deportation. The actions track with a mid‑November uptick in Keys operations, including a stop near a high school and a maritime document check that led to another reentry arrest.