MIAMI, United States. — Hundreds of Cubans continue to arrive at the southern border of the United States, despite the restrictions implemented by the Biden administration to stop the arrival of irregular migrants.
The journalist Daniel Benítez, from the chain Univisionreported in social media that the nationals of the Caribbean island are being victims of human trafficking by coyotes that operate in the area.
These are, Benítez pointed out, Cubans who do not have sponsors and who, almost certainly, will be returned to Mexico.
“Meanwhile, at the southern border of the United States, Cubans who do not have ‘sponsors’ nor obtain an appointment with the CBP One application continue to enter, most of them forced by the coyotes who deceive them by telling them that they will not be returned. Many will be sent to Mexico in a few hours, ”said the reporter on his Twitter account.
Meanwhile on the southern border of #USES they keep coming in #cubans who do not have “sponsors” nor do they get an appointment with the CBP ONE app, most of them forced by the coyotes who deceive them by telling them that they will not be returned. Many in a few hours will be sent to #Mexico https://t.co/VaG8mrmgdG
—Daniel Benitez (@danielbnews) January 27, 2023
After the announcement on January 5 of the humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans, the United States government called on potential beneficiaries of this policy to carry out the process to seek to enter the northern country in a legal, safe and orderly manner. .
Likewise, Washington warned that those who tried to reach the border would be ineligible to apply for the new program.
“Don’t show up at the border. Stay where you are and apply (for access) legally. (…) If your application is approved, you will be able to enter. If it is denied or you try to cross into the United States illegally, you will not be allowed access,” Biden said from the White House after the launch of that policy.
The actions taken by Washington have caused a 97% decrease in border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, according to data recently published by the Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English). ).
