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Monday, May 18, 2015

Migrants stuck for weeks aboard US ship return to Cuba

Migrants stuck for weeks aboard US ship return to Cuba
The Associated Press

The U.S. Coast Guard says 38 migrants from Cuba who had been stuck in a
legal limbo aboard a U.S. Coast Guard ship have been sent home to Cuba.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney says the group was repatriated
Sunday morning, ending weeks of waiting.

The migrants detained in April ordinarily have been quickly repatriated
under an agreement between the U.S. and Cuba intended to discourage
risky sea journeys by people seeking to reach the United States.

But a U.S. official said Cuban authorities had balked at accepting the
38 because they had left the country legally, with tourist visas from
the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia. The migrants were held on board the
Coast Guard cutter Vigilant until the situation was resolved.

Source: Migrants stuck for weeks aboard US ship return to Cuba | Miami
Herald Miami Herald -
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article21238401.html

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