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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A group of Puerto Rican volunteers who traveled to Cuba were detained by U.S. immigration officials for several hours yesterday, authorities said.

Fifty volunteers travelled by ferry to the Dominican Republic, to work in education and agricultural projects, said Isabel Berrios, a law student in the group.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained the travellers for five hours in western Puerto Rico after establishing that they had visited Cuba without permission, said Wendy Vallejo, agency spokeswoman.

Agents were now conducting a further investigation to determine if any laws were broken, Vallejo said.

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The U.S. prohibits most citizens from traveling to Cuba or spending money on the island.

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