Cuba's Nationals in the U.S. Face Persecution Amid Migration Policies

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has criticized U.S. migration policies, claiming they lead to persecution of Cuban nationals residing in the United States. Rodriguez stated that these individuals live in fear due to the current immigration policies, which he described as arbitrary and potentially leading to deportation.

The Cuban government asserts that not only do these policies threaten deportation, but they also jeopardize the financial stability of Cuban nationals by risking the freezing of their bank accounts. The comments come in the context of a December 2 announcement by the Trump administration, which suspended immigration applications from citizens of 19 countries, including Cuba.

This decision impacts various immigration processes overseen by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, causing cancellations of interviews and naturalization ceremonies. Moreover, Rodriguez highlighted that the U.S. government has intensified immigration enforcement, citing a report of over 75,000 detentions of individuals without criminal records during the first nine months of the Trump administration, according to NBC News.