The exodus of Cubans to the United States continues to throw record numbers with a record of 29,872 who entered illegally last October, a figure that exceeds the 26,730 who entered in September, according to data from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Among the records of the last year, it is the third highest figure, after the 32,394 in March and the 35,092 in April.
The journey of Cubans takes place through the route of the volcanoes. They leave the island by air in the direction of Nicaragua, from where they start their journey, and pass through Honduras and Guatemala until entering Mexico to reach the border with the US Others take flights to South America and continue through the Darien jungle, between Colombia and Panama, where the transit of 59,773 was registered last month, the majority Venezuelans.
The entry of almost 30,000 Cubans across the US border last month was surpassed only by 67,186 undocumented Mexicans.
“The failed regimes in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua have continued to push a new wave of immigration across the hemisphere,” CBP Director Chris Magnus said in a written statement.
The diplomatic headquarters did not offer details about the identity of the Cubans
Testimonies of Cubans collected by 14ymedio have shown that in its passage through Mexico, they face extortion by immigration agents, coyotes and drug traffickers, and some have even died from various causes. The General Consulate of Cuba in Monterrey announced this Wednesday that two island nationals lost their lives in an accident on the highway that connects Saltillo and Monclova, in the border state of Coahuila.
The diplomatic headquarters did not offer details about the identity of the Cubans. Meanwhile, the organization 1800 Migrante specified that last Friday a van with migrants overturned and five people died at the scene of the accident, including two Cubans and two Ecuadorians.
In addition to the deceased, two other women and a minor are reported with injuries although out of danger, who are treated at the General Hospital of Saltillo.
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