A remote national park in the Gulf of Mexico closed on Monday after about 300 migrants landed there over the holiday weekend, officials said.
Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles west of Key West, temporarily closed Monday morning "while law enforcement & medical personnel evaluate, provide care for & coordinate transport to Key West" for the migrants, the park said in a tweet.
By Sunday afternoon, more than 160 migrants had arrived in 10 landings since midnight, Slosar tweeted.
"Like 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," the park's statement continued.
"Park first responders provide food, water and basic medical attention until the Department of Homeland Security arrives and takes the lead."