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More than 100 migrants come ashore in Tavernier

Migrants arrive on sailboat

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Dozens of migrants sit on the beach after arriving in the Florida Keys, Feb. 9, 2023, in Tavernier, Fla.

By: Peter Burke

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TAVERNIER, Fla. — More than 100 migrants made landfall Thursday morning in the Florida Keys.

The U.S. Border Patrol said more than 100 migrants arrived on a sailboat in Tavernier.

A photograph shared by U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed dozens of migrants sitting on a beach after coming ashore.

Another photo showed a derelict sailboat near the shore.

Authorities didn't immediately say from where the migrants originated.