MIAMI, United States.- Nearly a hundred Cuban migrants rioted this Saturday, April 16, at the Acayucan Immigration Station, south of Veracruz, Mexico, to demand their release, according to various local media reports.
The demonstrators, who assure that they have a permit that allows them to move freely, rioted under arguments of “abuse of authority”, reads a note from the broken chair from Veracruz.
The Cubans had been detained in the past by personnel from the National Migration Institute (INM), and were taken to the migratory base where they were assured that their documents would be analyzed and their legal situation will be decided, however, they are still locked up.
according to the newspaper Image of Veracruzthe 94 mutinous Cubans demand their release, in addition, because they claim to comply with the protocol of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Support (COMAR), a documentation that is in force.
The protesters asked to speak with Alejandro Tapia, director of the immigration center, who after meeting with them promised to review their cases, one by one.
At the Acayucan Immigration Station, in Veracruz, at least three riots by foreigners detained there have taken place so far this year. Last Thursday, April 14, a group of migrants escaped from the station after a fight broke out to distract the guards.
Last week, the Mexican authorities repatriated to Havana 37 migrants who were irregularly in the Aztec country, according to information released by the official site Cubadebate.
So far this year, the Government of Mexico has already carried out 14 air deportation operations to the island. Also, a total of 39, between sea and air, and counting those of the Aztec nation, have been carried out this year by various countries in the region.
Some 1,680 Cubans have been returned: 928 from Mexico, 695 from the United States, 55 from the Bahamas and two from the Cayman Islands.
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