MEXICO CITY, Mexico.- A dozen rafters Cubans landed this Thursday on the coast of Tulum, Mexico, after having spent around six days at sea, as confirmed by Mexican authorities.
According to reports from media locals, early this Thursday morning several people warned that a raft had reached the beaches of Tulum. Ten men and two women, of Cuban nationality, had arrived in a rustic boat in the Aztec country after having spent several days at sea.
The Secretariat of the Mexican Navy, the National Guard and the Quintana Roo Police provided first aid and checked the health status of the migrants, who were dehydrated. Later, the National Migration Institute (INM) He transferred them to the facilities of this organization to review their status and carry out the relevant procedures.
The testimonies of the rafters, offered to the authorities, indicate that they had left Boca de Galafre, in Pinar del Río, with the intention of reaching the United States.
This is the second group of rafters to arrive in Mexico at Christmas time. On Monday, December 23, a group of Cuban migrants arrived on the shores of Cancun, according to information published by Informative Diary.
The group was made up of approximately 30 people of Cuban origin. At least eight of them fled after making landfall.
12 Cuban rafters dock in #Tulum after more than a week at seahttps://t.co/EQM0suSoxE pic.twitter.com/E8nbtYw7w5
— La Pancarta de Quinta Roo (@lapancarta) December 26, 2024
According to an update from 24Qr Report15 of the rescued migrants, including two women, were taken to immigration facilities after being found on a raft on the beach of Punta Cancún.
Numerous groups of Cubans try to cross the Strait of Florida to escape the harsh conditions of life on the Island. In the midst of a context of shortages of food, medical supplies and a serious inflationary crisis, many residents of the largest of the Antilles risk their lives to reach the North American country.
In the midst of the largest Cuban immigration crisis, hundreds of Cubans have tried to enter US territory. After a drastic drop in approvals for the parole humanitarian program implemented by the Joe Biden administration, some have opted to arrive illegally in the United States.
However, Havana and Washington resumed deportation flights last year, and this year there are already 91 return flights to Cuba, from different countries in the region in 2024, with a total of 1,354 people repatriated to the Island.
