A total of 108 irregular migrants who left the country illegally by sea were returned to Cuba on Tuesday, January 31, in three operations carried out in accordance with bilateral migration agreements, the Ministry of the Interior (Minint) reported today.

A total of 108 irregular migrants who had left the country illegally by sea were returned to Cuba on Tuesday, January 31, in three operations carried out in accordance with bilateral migration agreements.

Most of the returnees are from Villa Clara, Matanzas, Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey.

In the morning hours, an aircraft from the Cayman Islands with 20 people (15 men, 3 women and 2 minors) arrived in Cuba.

Subsequently, the United States Coast Guard carried out another return through the port of Orozco, Bahía Honda, Artemisa with 50 returnees (42 men and 8 women).

Likewise, 38 people (30 men, 7 women and one minor) arrived from the Bahamas in the afternoon by air.

Of the total number of returnees in these operations, four were transferred to the investigative bodies for being alleged perpetrators of serious criminal acts, which were being investigated since before their illegal departures.

With these,

there are 23 return operations, involving a total of 1,901 people from the Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Mexico and by the US Coast Guard.

The Cuban authorities have reiterated their commitment to regular, safe and orderly emigration and insist on their warning about the danger and life-threatening conditions represented by illegal departures from the country by sea and the irresponsible involvement of minors.

(Taken from the Minint site)