MIAMI, United States. — The Government of the Cayman Islands recently reported that it will expand the Immigration Detention Center to accommodate Cuban migrants who remain in that nation and who are currently being held at the Bodden Town Civic Center.
According to the newspaper cayman compassthe objective of the authorities of that country is to offer migrants the necessary assistance before they are deported to Cuba.
“We are willing to find the necessary resources to offer that safe and humanitarian environment (…) for Cubans,” said Deputy Prime Minister Chris Saunders in statements collected by that outlet.
Cayman Compass had previously revealed that at least a dozen Cuban citizens living in rented accommodation were detained and transferred on the night of February 27 to an overcrowded temporary shelter at the Bodden Town Civic Center.
The group was tracked by Customs and Border Control (CBC) officials through electronic monitors.
Saunders himself acknowledged that the majority of the Cubans detained had requested asylum in the country.
“At the end of the day, most of them have applied for asylum. We have a process that we have to go through, which is an international process. We have to look at each case differently,” said the official.
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean that is made up of three islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, and has George Town as its capital.
With a population made up mostly of descendants of Africans, Europeans, and Asians, it is estimated that in 2021 the nation inhabited around 70,000 inhabitantsaccording to figures from the United Nations (UN).
Cayman Islands is heavily dependent on tourism, with large numbers of visitors arriving each year to enjoy its beaches, among other activities.
