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A Cuban migrant practicing English

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Many Cuban migrants used their time at the camps to learn English. Some even used the walls of their tents as blackboards to practice grammar and compose uplifting slogans.

Cuban rafters in the Florida Straits trying to reach the United States, 1990s

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Map of U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay

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Deployable Mass Population Identification and Tracking System bracelet used by the U.S. military to keep track of Cuban detainees, 1990s

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Empty raft at sea in the Florida Straits, 1990s

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Courtesy of Seventh Coast Guard District.

Empty raft at sea in the Florida Straits, 1990s

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Courtesy of Seventh Coast Guard District.

Cuban rafters signaling for help in the Florida Straits, 1990s

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Courtesy of Seventh Coast Guard District.

Cuban rafters rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard

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Courtesy of Seventh Coast Guard District.

Cuban rafters rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard

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Courtesy of Seventh Coast Guard District.

Last Cuban rafters to leave Guantanamo

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