(EFE)
The US Coast Guard Service handed over the irregular migrants through the Port of Orozco (Bahía Honda), in the province of Artemisa.
The members of the group, 29 men and 2 women, mostly residents in the provinces of Matanzas and Cienfuegos, had participated in three illegal exits from the country, indicates the official note.
The previous week, 64 undocumented Cubans from the United States, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas were deported to the island, and another 12 returnees came from the Dominican Republic.
With this return operation, number 34, there are already 2,297 irregular migrants returned in 2023 from various countries in the region.
The previous week, 64 undocumented Cubans from the United States, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas were deported to the island, and another 12 returnees came from the Dominican Republic.
Cuba maintains that it maintains its commitment “with a regular, safe and orderly migration” and insists on “the danger and risk conditions for life that illegal departures from the country by sea represent.”
In the last year, the US has seen record numbers of migrants on its southern border, especially from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, trying to cross irregularly in a new unprecedented migratory exodus.
In the case of Cuba, a total of 224,607 citizens arrived at the southern US border between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022, according to the Customs and Border Protection Office.
According to data from the US Coast Guard, since October 2022, 5,576 Cuban rafters have been intercepted, a figure close to 6,182 in the same period a year ago.
According to data from the US Coast Guard, since October 2022, 5,576 Cuban rafters have been intercepted, a figure close to 6,182 in the same period a year ago.
The Government of Washington implemented a new program at the beginning of this year to welcome 30,000 migrants a month from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua as long as they arrive endorsed by a “sponsor.”
In parallel, it will immediately expel migrants from those countries who try to cross into its territory irregularly to Mexico.
Mexico, for its part, agreed to admit 30,000 migrants a month who are expelled from US territory.
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