United States has announced the reopening of its immigration office in Cuba, saying it would aid in processing applications for family members of Cubans already in the US.
According to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. the Havana office of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will carry out interviews, collect biometric data and process cases of applicants that seek to move to the United States.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said: “This administration is taking steps to reduce unlawful entries, deny resources to ruthless smuggling organizations, and streamline access to lawful, safe, and orderly pathways for those seeking humanitarian relief.
“Cubans like my own family, who nearly 63 years ago fled the communist takeover, deserve the same opportunity to follow legal pathways to build a new life in the United States.”
The Havana office was shut down in December 2018 under a US policy shift toward Cuba and in response to fears of “Havana Syndrome,” a mysterious and still unresolved set of symptoms encountered by US diplomats that were believed to emanate from some sort of microwave or other electronic attack.
As many Cubans sought in the past two years to travel through Mexico in hopes of entering across the southern US border, last year DHS established a regularized program for migrants, including those seeking asylum.
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