The saga of the escaped Cuban slaves
As Cubans continue their decades-long attempts to escape the clutches of the Castro slave plantation, not all countries are willing to help. After signing an agreement with the slave masters in Havana, the Mexican government is doing all it can to make the lives of these escaped Cubans not only as miserable as possible, but also extorting as much money as they can from them.
Cuban migrants report abuses in Mexico
Since a deal between Cuba and Mexico was made two years ago, Cubans traveling through Mexico to get to the U.S. say their journey has become riskier and costlier.
By PENILEY RAMIREZ
Special to El Nuevo HeraldMEXICO CITY -- On Oct. 26, Yanisleidys Pineda Nápoles turned 20 years old. Her birthday gifts -- the only items allowed to enter Iztapalapa's Migratory Station -- were a towel, a tube of toothpaste, a brush and a roll of sanitary paper.
She has spent six months in Mexican migratory prisons and, even though she is no longer deportable since she left Cuba more than a year ago, she doesn't know how long the Mexican authorities will keep her in detention.
Hers is not an isolated case. In the past two years, after the Memorandum of Understanding between Cuba and Mexico was signed on Oct. 28, 2008, the passing of Cubans through this country en route to the United States has turned into a riskier and more expensive adventure.
Non-government organizations, such as Amnesty International, Without Borders and the Cuban-Mexican Civic Association, keep records of abuse, torture and extortion of Cubans by the Mexican authorities of the National Institute of Migration, the Navy, the Federal Patrol Police, the District Attorney's Office and even the federal, state and city police, not to mention kidnappings by organized crime.
The Institute of Migration did not elaborate beyond specifying the duties and obligations of its officers. Its director of social communications, Fernando Mora Guillén, explained that the institute couldn't take action without specific complaints presented before the secretary of Public Functions.
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