The Government of Cuba criticized this Monday the immigration policy of US President Donald Trump and assured that its nationals residing in that country “suffer persecution” and face “the risk” of deportation.
“Cubans who live in the United States suffer (…) the fear instilled by the current immigration policy of the Government of that country,” wrote the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguezin your X social network account.
The chancellor also assured that Cubans “not only face the risk of being arbitrarily deported,” but also “face the threat of losing or having their bank accounts frozen.”
“They are betrayed by those who encouraged them to migrate, who have turned their backs on their voters in exchange for influence, political favors and money,” said Rodríguez.
The Trump Administration announced on December 2 the suspension of all immigration applications submitted by citizens of 19 countries included in a travel ban, including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Somalia.
The decision affects permanent residence processes, naturalization, asylum, green card review and other immigration procedures supervised by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and has resulted in cancellations of interviews and naturalization ceremonies.
The Republican Administration ordered a rigorous review of the green cards of the 19 countries mentioned and also announced cuts in refundable tax benefits, such as the child credit or the earned income credit, arguing that these benefits are given to immigrants who receive more than they contribute, according to the White House.
This measure was adopted in a context of growing immigration repression and after recent national security incidents, including the shooting of two members of the National Guard in Washington, attributed to an Afghan citizen with asylum.
In addition, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) detained more than 75,000 people without a criminal record in immigration raids in the first nine months of Donald Trump’s administration, as reported last Sunday. NBC News.
