Dozen of Cubans land in Cayman over holidays
(CNS): Four migrant vessels arrived in the Cayman Islands over the holidays, the Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) has reported. Another 48 men and women from Cuba landed on both Cayman Brac and Grand Cayman between Friday, 23 December and New Year’s Day on makeshift and precarious boats, bringing the number of migrants currently under the supervision of CBC to more than 400.
The first boat carrying 19 people arrived in Cayman Brac on Friday, 23 December, at about 10:00am. Five of the men chose to disembark but the rest stayed on the boat to continue their journey. However, a few hours later, those remaining on board chose to disembark when the vessel arrived in Grand Cayman.
A week later, on Friday, 30 December, two boats arrived in Grand Cayman at around 2pm, one in East End and one in North Side, carrying 16 migrants. Each vessel had six men and two women on board. Then at around 4pm on Sunday, 1 January, another boat came ashore in North Side with ten men and two women, who all disembarked.
The CBC said that all 48 people are being processed in accordance with established protocols.
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Poor CMR, I’ve never seen such mental gymnastics and frothing at the mouth when “reporting” on this Sandra lol
Very sad to read the comments. #Caymankind at its finest. Another country born of immigrants, flush with surplus money and no moral character left in its bones.
Can we not show them images of gridlock and the price of ‘fresh’ fruit and veg? that’ll dissuade most, surely!
Do you realize how much money our government spends on Cuban migrants detained in Cayman awaiting asylum? Far more than is used to help Caymanian families. That’s PACT for ya!
they will execute them for sure if they come back.
Biggest Lie ever how come it does not work for Haitian refugees which life expectancy is very low in Haiti!
Anyone else noticed immigration officers frantically trying to capture escaped Cubans on a daily basis?? Air support and all!!
How much is this costing us? Just send them ALL back NOW!!
God forbid you re ever in desperation. I say bring them in at least they LL work hard which is more than I can say for the majority
Poor Cuba so sad people will risk their lives to be free. Pray for them,
Can we please simultaneously deport them all while we pray for them?
Their only crime is being born under a terrible regime, and wanting to escape that tyranny! One that Cayman is allied with!?!
3:00 But it’s not the responsibility of Cayman either. The people of Cuba need to step up and try and make things better for themselves at home. It wont be easy under their government but you don’t fix problems by running away and expecting the rest of the world to take you in. Life doesn’t work like that. 2023 will be a difficult year for many here in Cayman. We need to help our own first.