HAVANA.- More than 240 thousand Cubans could cross the borders of USA in 2024 if the trend seen in the first five months of this year continues, a period in which some 100,179 Cubans have arrived in the North American country, about 20,000 per month, according to data from the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP). , for its acronym in English).
During the month of last May, 18,988 arrived Cubans a USA, an average of 612 a day, CBP said. In December 2023, 25,050 arrived, but then arrivals began to decrease and in the month of April they recorded the largest drop with 17,875. Now, after the entry into force of the immigration measures of the Biden Administration With respect to the granting of asylum, it is expected that the number of arrivals of migrants to USA by border with Mexico record a decline.
With those from May, there are 575,549 Cubans who have arrived in the US since December 2021, when Nicaragua eliminated the visa requirement for Cubans and the current migration crisis began. From that moment on, flights to Managua became the first step of the migratory route that continues through Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. In the middle of this month, it emerged that more than 27,000 Cubans were intercepted in Mexico between January and May 2024.
In addition to the route through Central America, Cubans also use the humanitarian words. Of the 100,500 Cubans approved until May to emigrate this way to the United States, 98,200 have already traveled. Last month was very active for Cubans with parole: more than 7,000 entered that country in May through this immigration measure established by the White House since January 2023
The island’s nationals also continue to use the sea route as a way to reach Florida. The US Coast Guard (USCG) continues to intercept rafters at sea. Just a few hours ago he reported a rescue carried out on two Cubans on a Bahamian key.
More than 50 Cubans deported by air
On June 20, the fifteenth deportation flight of the year arrived in Havana from USAreported the Washington Embassy in Cuba.
“The flight returned to the Island 56 Cubans who tried to enter the United States without authorization,” the Embassy published in a message on the X social network.
“Do not put your safety or that of your family at risk. Travel safely and legally,” said the headquarters, and recalled that there are “strong measures to continue reducing illegal migration in the Western Hemisphere, significantly expanding legal means of protection and facilitate the safe, orderly and humane processing of migrants.”
In April 2023, a document published by the State Department reported on the decision to increase expulsions of those who “do not have a lawful basis to remain” in the United States.
“The United States, in coordination with our regional partners, has dramatically increased the number of expulsion flights per week,” which includes flights to Cuba, he added.
“Migrants who cross the United States border without authorization and who do not qualify for protection will be expeditiously returned and will be banned from returning for five years,” he said.
Source: With information from Diario de Cuba
