Florida Highway Patrol Captures 20 Illegal Immigrants Trying to Enter Keys by Boat

The group consisted of 17 Chinese nationals and three from Ecuador, but the boat’s origin is still unknown.

The Southernmost Point marker in Key West is a must-see for tourists. Gwen Filosa/Florida Keys News/Miami Herald/TNS

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) captured and detained 20 illegal immigrants—including 17 Chinese nationals and three from Ecuador—who landed in Key Largo by boat on Oct. 22.

FHP worked with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to secure a perimeter ahead of the bust at Mile Marker 109 in Monroe County.