Cuba: Information on whether Cuba will provide a safe return to Cubans who left illegally during 1993 and 1994 as part of the 9 September 1994 migration agreement signed between the United States and Cuban governments
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CUB18486.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Cuba: Information on whether Cuba will provide a safe return to Cubans who left illegally during 1993 and 1994 as part of the 9 September 1994 migration agreement signed between the United States and Cuban governments, 1 September 1994, CUB18486.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd95c.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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According to a representative of Radio Martì in Washington, DC, the 9 September 1994 migration agreement between the United States and Cuban governments indicates that Cuba will take back without reprisals those who left the country on or after 19 August 1994 (21 Sept. 1994). Please find attached the text of the agreement in both Spanish and English which states that Cuba agreed to
the voluntary return of Cuban citizens who arrived in the United States or in refugee centres outside the United States as of 19th August 1994... (BBC 12 Sept. 1994).
For further information on this topic, please refer to the attached documents.
Additional information on the above-mentioned subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 12 September 1994. "Cuba and USA Issue Joint Communique on Migration Agreement."
Radio Martì, Washington, DC. 21 September 1994. Fax sent to the DIRB.
Attachments
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 12 September 1994. "Cuba and USA Issue Joint Communique on Migration Agreement." (faxed to the DIRB by Radio Martí)
El Nuevo Herald [Miami]. 10 September 1994. "Texto Completo Del Acuerdo Migratorio Entre Cuba y EU." (faxed to the DIRB by Radio Martí)
Federal News Service. 14 September 1994. "State Department Regular Briefing." (faxed to the DIRB by Radio Martí)
Miami Herald. 10 September 1994. Final Edition. Christopher Marquis. "Cuba Agrees to End Exodus." (faxed to the DIRB by Radio Martí)
. 10 September 1994. Final Edition. "What's Castro's Deal?" (faxed to the DIRB by Radio Martí)
PR Newswire. 12 September 1994. "This Cuba Agreement is Illegal, Says FAIR; AG Tries to Steal U.S. Immigration Law; U.S./Cuba Accord Sets Lawless, Dangerous Precedent." (faxed to the DIRB by Radio Martí)
