Government The United States complied with the annual visa quota for CubansHavana conceded, though it complained about the debts accumulated and again blamed Washington More mass migration The island has suffered in its history.
After five years of The continued breach by Washington migration agreements“There is progress at this moment,” said Johanna Tablada, Deputy Director General of the United States at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in statements to state radio. radio clock.
The diplomat described the closure of the US consulate in the Cuban capital as “unjustified” due to health issues related to the incident. Havana syndrome. Tablada referred to the charges as “extravagant and false about the alleged attacks on diplomats, which even the CIA has admitted are indefensible.”
The official pointed out that after a The first round of talks in Washington on the immigration issue since 2018The United States has started granting visas to attempt this Compliance with at least 20,000 annual visa commitments.
Then comes the announcement The consular services of Cubans who were absurdly transferred to Guyana will return to Havana At the beginning of 2023.
Tabladah saidWashington complied with the annual quota of visas, but did not accumulate in the years it did not grant them.“.
“They just provide Family reunification visas, except for non-immigrantsThat is, the one through which more than 200,000 Cubans traveled and returned without ever leaving the country.
The official accused Washington of “insisting on making the Cuban economy collapse and making life more difficult for its residents,” while “calling for increased social and economic investment in countries in the region that are witnessing large influxes of immigrants.”
Finally, Tablada complained of “Incentives maintained by the United States for the irregular immigration of CubansHe also referred to the government for “non-compliance with part of Agreements not to accept arrivals at its southern border via this road“.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) It was mentioned in its latest update Immigration data, that its agents detained a total 34675 Cuban immigrants on the southern border in November, up 21% from 28,848 interceptions in October
From October 2021 until that last closing, The number of Cubans who chose to go to the United States via Nicaragua reached 290,338.
Last week, it became known that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Report “accidentally” to the system Cuban from some immigrants in The deportation to the island sought protection for political reasons.
On November 28, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted on its website a dossier The names, dates of birth, nationalities and places of detention of 6,252 asylum seekers. US officials said they included several Cubans who had sought protection from persecution or torture and that the authorities in Havana had been notified.
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