Cubans and Haitans should not try using boats to migrate to the United States, a top Biden administration official said Tuesday. “The time is never right to attempt migration by sea. To those who risk their lives doing so, this risk is not worth taking. Allow me to be clear: if you take to the sea, you will not come to the United States,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban native, told a press conference in Washington. “Again, I repeat: do not risk your life attempting to enter the United States illegally. You will not come to the United States,” he added. Protests in Cuba and Haiti against the ruling regimes started in recent days. U.S. officials have said they support the Cuban and Haitan people but that does not include welcoming them to America, Mayorkas made clear. “We are acting in furtherance of our humanitarian obligations to people …
Biden Administration Warns Cubans, Haitians Against Sailing to US: ‘Do Not Risk Your Life’
July 14, 2021
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