Cuba has stated that it will continue to accept deportation flights from the U.S. based on agreements reached in 2017, despite the State Department’s announcement that it will not engage in migration talks with the Cuban government. President Trump’s administration is focused on carrying out mass deportations of immigrants, including Cubans without legal status, raising questions about how larger-scale repatriations will be carried out without negotiation. The Cuban government maintains its commitment to the 2017 agreements negotiated with the Obama administration, which included accepting deportations on a case-by-case basis. However, the monthly deportation flights typically carry fewer than 100 individuals, significantly fewer than the mass deportations Trump has promised. Migration meetings between the two countries have a long history and were reestablished in 2022 under the Biden administration amid a surge of Cuban migrants. The Trump administration made various changes to immigration policies affecting Cubans, including ending the Cuban Medical Parole program and terminating the CBP One app. Cuban officials argue that U.S. policies of economic warfare and incentives for Cuban emigration play a significant role in encouraging migration, labeling the proposed mass deportation of Cubans as unfair and unrealistic. Despite tensions between the two countries, Cuba expresses a willingness to have respectful and constructive relations with the U.S. based on mutual respect for sovereignty and self-determination.
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