All in all 18 Cuban migrants They were arrested this Friday aboard four taxis in the upper area of Tapachula, in the Mexican state Chiapas.
An operation performed by agents of the Secretariat for Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) culminated in the arrest of several undocumented Cubans who were produced before immigration authorities after receiving legal, medical, psychological, food and water supplies, according to a note released by SSPC.
Four drivers, identified as Cristian Michel “N”, Erik Jobany “N”, Julio Adiel “N” and Hiram “N”, who drove the taxis to where the Cubans were staying, were also made available to the relevant authorities.
According to the official statement, the drivers violated the general population law, which regulates phenomena affecting the population, as well as the transit of people through Mexican territory.
As part of an unstoppable migratory flow, Cubans are attempting to arrive at Mexico’s northern border to enter the United States.
That became apparent recently in the first nine months of the year more than 14,000 Cubans asked for refuge in Mexico, according to official statistics of this country.
This ranks Cuba as the second largest country with the most asylum applications, only surpassed by Honduras.
The figures are an indicator of the Cuban migration crisis, exacerbated by the country’s economic conditions and stimulated by the November 2021 visa abolition for Nicaragua.
From October 1st, 2021 to the last August 31st, Almost 200,000 Cubans asked for refuge politicians in the United States.
The exodus to US territory leads to detention and the deportation of hundreds of Cubans trying to reach that nation thereafter Traveling around Mexico without legal documents.
That Monday brought the news A group of Cubans were intercepted by Mexican authorities in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
The migrants were riding aboard a truck which collided with an immigration officer and fled the vehicle, leaving people inside.
In addition to the Cubans, people from Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Ecuador have been identified.
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