The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, has denounced this Tuesday that "many" Cuban citizens who have emigrated to the United States have become "victims" of a "habitual and growing" treatment that he has labeled as "discriminatory." According to him, this behavior is especially directed against the newcomers from the island.
"Many of the Cubans who have emigrated to the United States are victims of the habitual and growing discriminatory treatment that the newcomers suffer," the high official stated in a message on social media, in which he lashed out against the "fierce anti-immigrant repression policies" applied by Washington.
Rodríguez added that, to this scenario, there is a "tradition of anti-Cuban politicians who, historically, have manipulated" emigration with the aim of obtaining electoral benefits, only to later "abandon to their fate" those whom they "invited to migrate" and to whom they promised "success and protection."
In parallel, data from the 'Deportation Data Project' of the University of California Berkeley indicate that, in July, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 49,571 people, compared to the 43,021 recorded the previous month, reflecting a notable increase in immigration arrests.
The words of the Cuban chancellor are framed in a context of strong deterioration of relations between Havana and Washington, after the administration of then-President of the United States, Donald Trump, further tightened the sanctions regime against the island, which has been subjected for decades to the economic blockade of the North American country.