1 year later, migrants admitted to U.S.
Cuba ? Lazaro Medina Alpizar said he’s never felt so alone.
More than a year ago, he was among 15 Cuban migrants who landed on an abandoned bridge near Marathon, Fla., but were repatriated after American immigration authorities decided they had failed to reach U.S. soil. A federal judge later ruled they should have been allowed into the U.S. under the wet foot, dry foot policy.
In the predawn Tuesday, six of those migrants reached Key West, Fla.. They were admitted into the United States hours later. Seven others from the January 2006 journey also were admitted into the U.S. after making a similar journey from Cuba in December.
“It’s just two of us now,” said Medina, 37, seeming lost in the darkness and pushing his 1974 MZ 150 motorbike on a desolate street near the waterfront. “Even if I’m stuck here alone, I still have my faith. The Bible says faith can move mountains.”
The other migrant from the ill-fated voyage to the bridge, 36-year-old Carlos Enriquez Fernandez, is serving a four-year prison term for stealing meat two years ago, according to his mother, Caridad. She said he had been free while his case was appealed, but the appeal was denied. He was arrested in Matanzas about 10 days ago.

