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Two Cubans use hang glider, fly to U.S.

KEY WEST, Fla. — Two Cuban migrants used a motorized hang glider to fly the approximately 90 miles from the communist island to Key West on Saturday, state officials said.

The Monroe County sheriff’s office said the duo landed safely at Key West International Airport about 10:30 a.m. and were turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol.

Border Patrol officials in South Florida did not answer a phone call Saturday seeking comment.

Overwhelmed by Cubans and other migrants arriving at the Mexican border and into Florida by boat, the Biden administration in January implemented a policy change that makes them request a permit or parole online before arriving with the sponsorship of a relative or acquaintance in the U.S.

Those who arrive without doing that risk deportation.

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