First Migrants from Cuba, Seeking Asylum in the US, Cross Into Southern Mexico Rico - QCostarica.com
go to original January 14, 2016

The first group from the 8,000 Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica since December have arrived in Mexico. (Al Jazeera English)

Update: First Group of Weary Cubans Reaches US After Long Trek (Agence France-Presse)

It was around noon Wednesday, after thirteen hours of travel starting in Costa Rica, the first 180 of the Cuban migrants stranded in the country arrived in Mexico and now in possession of a 20 day transit visa, allowing them passage to the final destination, the U.S. border.

“We anticipate that the evaluation of the test run is successful and gives the opportunity to dialogue and coordinate the departure of more persons still in our country,” say Kathya Rodriguez, director of immigration.

Representatives from Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica and members of the International Organization For Migration, will now meet to discuss the plan.

It is still unclear when the second group will be leaving.

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Related: Stranded Cuban Migrants Make Plans to Cross Mexico (Associated Press)

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