Cuban Migrant Crisis: U.S. Coast Guard still focused on saving lives
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jorge Canedo, a certified Spanish interpreter and crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore, assists a Cuban man to a Coast Guard small boat in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 9, 2015. In the course of three days the crew of the Kathleen Moore interdicted 50 Cuban migrants allegedly attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley J. Johnson)

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