By Miriam Mata
02/22/2017
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The Bilateral Agreement with Cuba on January 12, 2017 without any doubt had the intention to damage president's Trump with his relation with the majority of Cubans in exile that voted for him. As a result the automatic parolee was canceled resulting in a situation in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico where about 700 are held without any hope or solution to be able to reach those few steps to Laredo, because their entry was prohibited thanks to Obama's hate toward conservatives
Cubans in exile that do not favor his relation and aid to the totalitarian government in the island.
02/22/2017
guanabacoa@aol.com
https://www.facebook.com/miriam.mata.7
The Bilateral Agreement with Cuba on January 12, 2017 without any doubt had the intention to damage president's Trump with his relation with the majority of Cubans in exile that voted for him. As a result the automatic parolee was canceled resulting in a situation in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico where about 700 are held without any hope or solution to be able to reach those few steps to Laredo, because their entry was prohibited thanks to Obama's hate toward conservatives
Cubans in exile that do not favor his relation and aid to the totalitarian government in the island.
There is a way The State Department can solve this crisis in their
consulate in Nuevo Laredo by giving an interview to them and perhaps issue
visas deducted from the 20 thousand given to Cuba and let those victims of
Obama's revenge enter in the main land.
http://www.cubaenmiami.com/cubanos-varados-en-mexico-enfrentan-extorsiones-y-corrupcion/
Google translation
Hundreds of Cubans were stranded in Mexico following the elimination of dry feet / wet feet policy. Among them, a group of 90 is detained at the Siglo XXI Migratory Station in Tapachula, where they experience a nightmare of extortion and disappearances.
"For weeks we have been calling a person to ask for money if we want to see our relatives again," says the mother of one of the stranded who asks not to be identified to protect their son.
The woman, who lives in Miami, recounts how half an hour after receiving a call from her son from the Migratory Station, the telephone rang again from different numbers in Mexico.
The voice on the other side of the device was identified as "lawyer Padilla."
"I tried to find out the names of our relatives and he told us that he could help us get them out of there for a sum of money," he says.
According to Yuniel, a Cuban man stranded in southern Mexico, those responsible for these calls are the same agents of the National Institute of Migration (INM).
"We all know that migration officials have some way of knowing the numbers that are called in the United States. Somehow, they find out the numbers and then take advantage to extort the family, "he says.
An official of the INM confirmed to the New Herald that at the moment there are 90 Cubans in the Migratory Station Siglo XXI. Of these, 59 requested amparo before a judge and 23 sought refuge from the Mexican authorities.
The remaining eight are awaiting the decision of the Cuban embassy in that country. In case Havana recognizes them as citizens they must be deported according to the migratory agreements between both nations.
On the other hand, three Cubans have been absent since last Wednesday (Armando Daniel Tejeda, Daniel Benet Baez and Yosvany Leyva Velázquez). The official said that it was an escape, so they are not considered as missing. So far the relatives of the Cubans are unaware of the whereabouts of the migrants.
"Two of them had sought refuge and one had planned the amparo trial. Both eloped and was given to the corresponding instances, "added the official.
Corruption prevails in Tapachula, according to the testimony of Yuniel, one of the beached, who has been waiting for a safe conduct to continue north of Mexico for more than a month.
"Receiving money from abroad is impossible without mediations," explains the migrant. When you do not have the corresponding visa, the transfers made by Western Union are charged by locals who are awarded a commission of 5% for the transaction.
"I have only to surrender to the authorities and request political asylum. I have nothing to lose because I have lost everything, "he says.
Some relatives in the United States who have contracted legal services in Tapachula to avoid the repatriation of the beached complain of the slowness of the processes and even of scams.
In the case of Cubans who sought refuge, the National Commission for Refugee Assistance is responsible for analyzing their cases.
(With information from the New Herald)
Google translation
Hundreds of Cubans were stranded in Mexico following the elimination of dry feet / wet feet policy. Among them, a group of 90 is detained at the Siglo XXI Migratory Station in Tapachula, where they experience a nightmare of extortion and disappearances.
"For weeks we have been calling a person to ask for money if we want to see our relatives again," says the mother of one of the stranded who asks not to be identified to protect their son.
The woman, who lives in Miami, recounts how half an hour after receiving a call from her son from the Migratory Station, the telephone rang again from different numbers in Mexico.
The voice on the other side of the device was identified as "lawyer Padilla."
"I tried to find out the names of our relatives and he told us that he could help us get them out of there for a sum of money," he says.
According to Yuniel, a Cuban man stranded in southern Mexico, those responsible for these calls are the same agents of the National Institute of Migration (INM).
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An official of the INM confirmed to the New Herald that at the moment there are 90 Cubans in the Migratory Station Siglo XXI. Of these, 59 requested amparo before a judge and 23 sought refuge from the Mexican authorities.
The remaining eight are awaiting the decision of the Cuban embassy in that country. In case Havana recognizes them as citizens they must be deported according to the migratory agreements between both nations.
On the other hand, three Cubans have been absent since last Wednesday (Armando Daniel Tejeda, Daniel Benet Baez and Yosvany Leyva Velázquez). The official said that it was an escape, so they are not considered as missing. So far the relatives of the Cubans are unaware of the whereabouts of the migrants.
"Two of them had sought refuge and one had planned the amparo trial. Both eloped and was given to the corresponding instances, "added the official.
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"Receiving money from abroad is impossible without mediations," explains the migrant. When you do not have the corresponding visa, the transfers made by Western Union are charged by locals who are awarded a commission of 5% for the transaction.
"I have only to surrender to the authorities and request political asylum. I have nothing to lose because I have lost everything, "he says.
Some relatives in the United States who have contracted legal services in Tapachula to avoid the repatriation of the beached complain of the slowness of the processes and even of scams.
In the case of Cubans who sought refuge, the National Commission for Refugee Assistance is responsible for analyzing their cases.
(With information from the New Herald)
