Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida Keys closes after hundreds of migrants arrive
Dry Tortugas National Park announced it would close on Monday after multiple migrant landings over the past couple of days shut down operations at the park. Dry Tortugas National Park announced it would close on Monday after multiple migrant landings throughout the region over the past couple days shut down operations at the park. A statement released by the park says it will "temporarily close to public access while law enforcement and medical personnel evaluate, provide care for and coordinate transport to Key West for approximately 300 migrant s who arrived in the park over the past couple of days." MORE: 'All eyes are on El Paso,' the latest epicenter of migrant surge A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard would not confirm if the National Park's estimate of how many migrants arrived is accurate, but said the Homeland Security Task Force is currently rescuing several migrants from uninhabited islands in the park. The historic Parade Grounds at Fort Jef...