The United States Embassy in Cuba today issued a statement on social media clarifying that its government will continue to support safe and orderly migration in accordance with existing legal norms, which it describes as strict and mandatory.
In the announcement posted on the Instagram profile “usembcuba,” they detail that regardless of the results of the presidential elections of November 5, the laws remain the same regarding immigration, therefore people who persist in entering U.S. territory illegally through border points will be promptly returned to their countries of origin.
It is no secret that with the elections at the beginning of this month, many people are desperate to get to the United States before the new president Donald Trump assumes the presidency and orders a series of measures that he has been announcing since his campaign against immigration.
The note from the diplomatic headquarters is quite precise regarding the actions that the US government will continue to take to ensure that immigration laws are complied with even if the administration changes. While the current government implemented options for people fleeing communist regimes and others who wish to find better opportunities in the United States to do so through legal means, the next administration will seek in the future to have those who arrive in the country illegally return to their countries and perhaps many of these programs will be cancelled during the next four years.
In this regard, the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, who will arrive at the White House on January 20, 2025, is analyzing several ideas to strictly enforce American laws. One of his aspirations is to reestablish the "zero tolerance" policy at the border, which allows the government to prosecute anyone who tries to enter the country illegally.
Another measure that Donald Trump is advocating is the deportation of between 1 and 1.5 million people dispersed throughout the United States, the vast majority of whom are involved in the commission of serious crimes, as well as others who have received final deportation orders.
The billionaire is also expected to order the US embassies in the different countries in the region that send immigrants to issue various instructions that will pressure these states to accept each of the deportees and, if they refuse to accept them or postpone their admission, the granting of visas to their citizens will be limited.
To achieve this goal, the restrictions will be covered by section 243 (d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and would be imposed on countries such as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, which are the most likely to deny entry to their nationals.
