Cuba says it will continue to receive deportations from the United States based on a previous agreement between the two countries, although the Foreign Ministry says it has any plans to hold immigration talks with the island government.
But the suspension of immigration talks comes at a time when President Donald Trump continues to take strict measures against immigrants and carry out what he calls the largest mass deportation in the history of the United States. It is not clear how the Trump administration plans widely of Cubans without placing legal migration.
“The Trump administration will not participate in the Cuban system for participation and an endless dialogue,” Foreign Ministry spokesman said in an e -mail statement to NBC News.
“We have nothing to give it at this time,” the statement said.
When asked about the Trump administration’s comments, the Cuban government told NBC News that it would continue to adhere to the year 2017 to grant the migration that was negotiated with President Barack Obama at the time. At that time, the Cuban government agreed to accept deportations on the basis of each case separately.
But monthly trips usually have less than 100 people, much less than the collective deportation that Trump has pledged to implement. The deportation operations should be negotiated on a broader scale between the two countries.
“Bilateral immigration talks are not part of the agreements, and they can be implemented even without talks. In fact, it was a comfortable way to help implement them, and both governments have determined for most of the past few years that they are beneficial to define the goals specified mutual.”
“Despite the constant hostility of the United States, Cuba is ready to fulfill the goals set by the two countries with regard to immigration,” said De Coso.
Immigration meetings were held between the two provinces since the 1990s, Despite their comment Under the management of George W. Bush and under the first Trump administration. Countries resumed immigration talks in 2022 under the administration of Biden in central A. Historical wave to Cuban immigrants Enter the United States
Cubans have been among the largest migrant groups in recent years. Customs and US Border Protection recorded more than 600,000 meetings with Cubans from the financial years 2022 to 2024. This number has now decreased dramatically.
As part of the 2017 agreements, Obama agreed to end the policy of “wet and dry foot” that allowed Cuban who reached the soil of the United States without visas to stay in the country legally and acquire residency. The Obama administration has also canceled the Cuban medical conditional release program, according to which Cuban medical professionals in missions abroad can defect and get quick visas to the United States.
The Trump administration has ended The conditional release program for the Baiden era, which gave a temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of applicants From Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, Although he was temporarily banned by the judge.
Trump The CBP app has ended one of the Biden era This allowed migrants to stay in the United States for two years, and this month was asked to leave the country immediately. More than 900,000 people in the country were allowed to use the application from January 2023 until Trump closed it on his first day. It is not clear how many Cubans.
Cuba has long said that the United States is stimulating immigration from the island by destroying its economy through Heavy economic sanctions While it is easy for the Cubans, compared to other groups, obtaining residency and then citizenship.
De Coso confirmed that Cuba is “committed” to compliance with the 2017 agreements.
But he added that “the strict implementation of the economic blockade is still in place,” referring to The United States has banned decades against Cuba, “It is recognized as an important factor in encouraging Cuban immigration, normal and irregular alike, and explains the great presence of our citizens in the United States.”
“It applies the economic war policy that frustrates the standard of living of the Cubans and leads them to immigration,” said De Coso.
He said that the United States used immigration “for the purpose of destabilizing against Cuba.”
“For this reason, we say that it is not fair or realistic. A collective deportation proposal for the Cubans in the United States, who were pushed by US policy, and they have recognized and protected American policies.
Official exchanges between the United States and Cuba under the Trump administration are limited to communication between the embassies, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss specific issues, according to de Coso.
He said that Cuba summoned the trucks of the Churi in Cuba, Mike Hamer, “to warn him of his behavior is not what is expected from the diplomat.”
In the past months, Hummer has been involved Perfect political dissidents On the Communist Island, it was also done Trump’s first presidency also.
“On the side of Cuba, there is a willingness to develop respected and constructive relations with the United States, regardless of who is the president, as long as the criteria that must prevail in bilateral relations between sovereign countries are respectable,” said De Coso. “Today, this willingness does not seem to be present in Washington. The narrow and anti -cobbled priorities are unable to accept the right of Cuba to full sovereignty and self -determination.”
De Cossio said that he had not seen a reason because it was impossible to move towards a “civilized” relationship between the two countries and end what he classified as “a long -term, unfair and very similar conflict.”
