U.S. and Cuban officials will meet tomorrow Tuesday in Havana to address immigration issues in the midst of one of the largest waves experienced by the Island.
The US delegation is headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Emily Mendrala.
During the fiscal year that ended on September 30, US authorities detained 221,000 Cubans at the southern border, an increase of 471% over the previous year, according to data from the US Customs and Border Protection Office. In September alone, more than 26,000 Cubans appeared before the US authorities at different points along the border with Mexico, according to the latest available figures.
Last Wednesday two high-level US officials traveled to Cuba to discuss the expansion of visa and consular services with Cuban officials. These services were closed by the Trump administration in 2017 alleging the so-called “Havana Syndrome.”
The US embassy in Havana issues a statement on the visit of two officials
The Biden administration announced that visa processing would resume in January at the Havana embassy.
Three US officials who recently spoke with the agency Reuters they said that Cuba had agreed to receive a flight of Cubans who would be deported from the border.
Associated Press/OnCuba.
