KEY LARGO - Thirty-two Cuban migrants landed on a small island near Key Largo. All were in good health, officials said Friday.

The migrants said they arrived on the island late Thursday after leaving Cuba late Monday, Border Patrol spokesman Robert Montemayor said.

In the group were 16 men, eight woman and eight children, he said.

Coast Guard officials picked up the Cubans and transferred them to Border Patrol custody, where they will be interviewed, Petty Officer Sandra Bartlett said.

Cuban migrants who reach U.S. soil are generally allowed to stay, while those stopped at sea are usually sent back to Cuba.

Nearly 1,500 Cuban migrants were caught trying to reach the United States last year, an average of about four a day.