Cubans Yudith Mandina, Roberto Montero and their son Roberto Mario have been detained at the Acayucan immigration station (Veracruz) since February 16. According to her relative Niurka Almeida, these people were taken off the bus in which they were traveling despite presenting the parole US humanitarian agency. “There is no reason for his arrest,” he said.
Almeida told telemundo51 that their relatives could not board a flight from Cancun to the US due to “an inconvenience in the issuance of their travel authorization.” To resolve this situation, they took a bus to the US embassy in Mexico City, but on the way they were taken down by Immigration agents without telling them the reasons.
After two days without hearing from the Montero Mandina, his relative hired a legal defender, who resorted to an amparo to request their release. “Since the day before (Friday) we have been fighting with the lawyer, but they told him that on Sunday and then no, that it would be until Monday” when his situation would be defined. “You know that he parole It’s true and everything is real but nothing happens and they’re still in jail”.
A source from the immigration station told 14ymedio that the Cubans “are not detained” and that the “internment” in Acayucan is due to the fact that the people “do not have a safe-conduct”, however, he refused to answer why Cuban nationals who have a passport are being arrested humanitarian permit from the United States and since when is it necessary for these migrants to have a transit permit.
“They already know that the ‘parole’ is true and that everything is real but nothing happens and they are still in jail”
In article 111 of the Migration Law it is established that the National Institute of Migration (INM) cannot detain an irregular migrant for more than 15 business days.
The same day that this family was arrested in Veracruz, more than 574 kilometers away, at the Mexico City International Airport terminal, seven Cubans were forced to get off the plane that made a stopover before flying to the United States. Dachel did know by phone to his mother that together with his companions Yida and Amehd were arrested and transferred to the station known as Las Agujas.
Yida was told by Mexican agents that they “did not know” about the benefit of the parole and they also had no knowledge of the “sponsorship or the flight permit or anything”. During their stay, a lawyer offered to release them in exchange for $5,000, arguing that at least one of the girls had false documents. After four days of uncertainty they were released.
Dachel specified that of the seven detainees, three, who apparently were a family, were taken to another place and she did not hear from them. In the group were also Luis Ángel Sánchez and Noelvis La O Pereira, who are still detained in Las Agujas. Both have parole humanitarian and safe conduct.
Luis Ángel’s father, Luciano Sánchez, denounced that his son is desperate, he has “had fits” and “he has a sick throat.” He recounted that a family acquaintance of Noelvis, the other detainee, went to Las Agujas, but “they denied her information” because her last name did not match any of the detainees.
In an attempt to get these Cubans released, the relatives have shared videos in which they request the intervention of the Government of Mexico without being heard so far.
This Sunday Migration reported the arrest of a bus with 116 migrants on the highway that goes from Puebla to Mexico City. Among those detained were people from Cuba, Venezuela, Honduras, Ecuador, Brazil, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Haiti and El Salvador. This group was transferred to Acayucan.
Since last October 1, Coast Guard crews have detained more than 5,740 Cubans
On the other hand, in Florida, this Sunday the United States Coast Guard repatriated 64 rafters to the island on board the ship isaac mayo. According to the Cuban Ministry of the Interior, there are already 2,431 expelled so far this year.
This new group of irregular migrants – made up of 52 men, 11 women and one minor – were intercepted by the US Coast Guard at sea and returned to Cuba through the port of Orozco, in the province of Artemisa.
Two of these migrants who returned on Sunday are now under investigation “for being alleged perpetrators of serious criminal acts, which were investigated prior to their departure.”
Most of the group are residents of the provinces of Havana, Matanzas and Granma, and participated in five illegal departures from Cuba. The previous week, the US government deported another 98 rafters in three returns.
Since last October 1, Coast Guard crews have detained more than 5,740 Cubans.
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