{"id":22387,"date":"2023-01-06T12:55:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T12:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/floridas-dry-tortugas-national-park-temporarily-closes-due-to-migrants-problem\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T12:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T12:55:32","slug":"floridas-dry-tortugas-national-park-temporarily-closes-due-to-migrants-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/floridas-dry-tortugas-national-park-temporarily-closes-due-to-migrants-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida&#8217;s Dry Tortugas National Park Temporarily Closes Due To Migrants Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following the arrival of round <strong>300 migrants through the New Year\u2019s weekend,<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelinglifestyle.net\/category\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> Keys\u2019 Dry Tortugas National Park needed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelandleisure.com\/florida-dry-tortugas-national-park-temporarily-closed-7091350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temporarily shut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike elsewhere in the Florida Keys, the park has recently seen an increase in people arriving by boat from Cuba and landing on the islands of Dry Tortugas National Park,\u201d the National Park Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/drto\/learn\/news\/drto-closure-jan-2-2023.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained in a information launch<\/a> this week. \u201cPark first responders provide food, water and basic medical attention until the Department of Homeland Security arrives and takes the lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s anticipated that the closure would final a number of days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 100-square-mile park, referred to as dwelling to Fort Jefferson, undeveloped seashores and luxurious coral reefs, is not going to be open to guests throughout this time. Accessible by boat or seaplane, the park is situated on seven small islands about 70 miles west of Key West. Both providers can be momentarily stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Until they&#8217;re transferred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody in Key West, the migrants are being fed and housed by the Homeland Security Task Force \u2013 Southeast, legislation enforcement, and medical workers, the group stated on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HSTF_Southeast\/status\/1610472195356073984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelinglifestyle.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Dry-Tortugas-National-Park.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56943\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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1024px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>According to a press release on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/floridakeyssheriff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook web page<\/a> of the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office, which has jurisdiction over the Florida Keys, <strong>greater than 160 migrants have additionally lately arrived within the Middle and Upper Keys.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the park\u2019s closure, there are nonetheless loads of methods to go to Key West and the remainder of the Florida Keys, from seashore holidays to highway journeys alongside the Overseas Highway.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Following the arrival of round 300 migrants through the New Year\u2019s weekend, the Florida Keys\u2019 Dry Tortugas National Park needed to temporarily shut. \u201cLike elsewhere in the Florida Keys, the park has recently seen an increase in people arriving by boat from Cuba and landing on the islands of Dry Tortugas National Park,\u201d the 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