“We escaped hunger,” say 16 Cuban rafters when intercepted in Mexico

“We escaped hunger,” say 16 Cuban rafters when intercepted in Mexico

The Mexican Navy intercepted this Thursday almost seven miles from Isla Contoy (Quintana Roo) a rustic raft with 16 Cubans, including four women and 12 men, and placed them at the disposal of the National Migration Institute (INM). In the group there are several fishermen who, according to Dagoberto Canul, municipal police in Isa Mujeres, … Read more

A cruise ship rescues 12 Cuban rafters missing since December in Mexico

A cruise ship rescues 12 Cuban rafters missing since December in Mexico

Twelve of the 13 rafters who left the Island from Ciego de Ávila on December 19 are in Mexico. The one who is missing is Raúl Martínez Torres, informs 14 intervene Osniel Hernández, a person close to one of the families, who states that the Mexican authorities know nothing. “The family is devastated not knowing … Read more

The US repatriates 25 rafters to Cuba, and there are 3,911 returned by various countries in 2023

(EFE).- The US Coast Guard Service (SGC) returned 25 rafters this Wednesday and with this new group there are already more than 3,911 irregular migrants returned to the island from different countries in the region in 2023, according to the Ministry of Interior. This last group -22 men and 3 women- had participated in an … Read more