U.S. has contingency plans if it faces mass migration by sea from Cuba -official

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Friday, 16 Jul 2021
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FILE PHOTO: A vintage car passes by in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has contingency plans and a "robust presence" in the Florida Straits if it has to deal with any increased flow of migrants fleeing Cuba by sea during the latest unrest, a senior Biden administration official said on Thursday.

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