US Receives Assurances from Cuba on Refugee Crimmigrants

The United States and Cuba are engaged in migration talks at the United Nations, where Cuba has provided assurances that "dangerous criminals" will not be allowed to join the exodus of Cuban immigrants to US territory. The talks reflect concerns over the uncontrollable flow of refugees and the return of Cuban criminals being detained in US jails. The two sides have met for two hours, with US officials stating that they received "concrete things to think about" from Cuba.

Key Takeaways:

• The US has received assurances from Cuba that "dangerous criminals" will not be allowed to join the exodus of Cuban immigrants to US territory.
• The talks are focusing on legal migration, stopping the uncontrollable flow of refugees, and the return of Cuban criminals being detained in US jails.
• 100 Cubans with prison tattoos are currently being held at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, where all migrants are being housed.
• Cuba has provided assurances that it will not knowingly permit dangerous criminals to be released for the purposes of leaving the country.
• The migration talks continued all day Friday in a "professional and businesslike way," and will likely continue through Saturday.

Statistics:

• 100 Cubans with prison tattoos are currently being held at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay.
• 120,000 Cubans fled the island during the Mariel boatlift of 1980.

Sources:

• "United Nations, Sept. 2" (Newspaper article, date not specified)
• David Johnson, US spokesman (Quoted in the same newspaper article)
• Christine Shelly, State Department spokeswoman (Quoted in the same newspaper article)
• Ricardo Alarcon, former Cuban Foreign Minister (Mentioned as head of the Cuban delegation to the migration talks)