2 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT

UNCLAS HAVANA 000670 DEPT FOR WHA/CCA, INL/HSTC, CA/FPP, PRM/A SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU SUBJECT: 2 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS ¶1. USINT officer transferred 17 Cubans from the U.S.Coast Guard cutter Kodiak Island to Cuban Authorities on November 2 without incident. ¶2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provided standard information packets on legal immigration methods. Officer advised the returnees that USINT officers would attempt to contact them in the next several months to assess their well being, including visiting some Havana-based returnees in their homes. Returnees were also advised that they could meet with a U.S. official at the Refugee Annex Fridays 10 am to discuss specific claims of harm, including retaliatory acts such as being unjustly dismissed from one's job, being frequently detained by police, or being the target of public acts of repudiation. ¶3. No returnees protested the repatriation to USINT or USCG personnel. The cutter departed without incident. The returnees were met by Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) and Ministry of Interior (MININT) officials for transport to a Cuban Processing Center. ¶4. The returnees report they were all traveling together on the same vessel when found. Nine were from Holguin. One reported that he and another returnee were traveling together and their final destination was Canada. ¶5. The following 17 Cuban returnees were repatriated. Corrections and/or additions are in parentheses: ¶A. Pedro Francisco Morales-Arias (Ciudad Habana) ¶B. Iliana Cordovez-Escult (Cordovez Escult/not Uvbo Ve Esul; Ciudad Habana) ¶C. Yudelsi Vega-Hernandez ¶D. Redy Alexander del Monte-Ramirez (Correct address: Edif. 30, Apto. 9, Rpto. Pedro Diaz Coello, Holguin) ¶E. Yorsy Torres-Nunez (Guira de Melena, La Habana) ¶F. Eduardo Tamayo-Leyva (Eduardo/not Edwardo; Leyva/not Leiba) ¶G. Nairobys Mendoza-Martinez (Nairobys/not Mauroloys) ¶H. Sandro Ramon Abreu-Paz (Banes/not Banaes) ¶I. Tereza Aguilas-Soler ¶J. Alexander Mendez-Cruz (Correct address: Calle 1A # 60 e/ Russbel y Almacigo, Rpto Mariana Grajales, Banes, Holguin) ¶K. Yosvanis Calzadilla-Ibarra ¶L. Ivan Medrano-Barrios ¶M. Norges Rafael Ortiz-Vargas (Norges/not Norgel; San Miguel del Padron, Ciudad Habana) ¶N. Alexis Campos-Aguilera (Rpto Nuevo Llano/not Nueva Hano) ¶O. Alejandro Alex Alarcon-Santi Esteban ¶P. Armando Leovidio Canales-Ayala ¶Q. Noriel Mola-Marquez (Correct address: 4ta # 18718 e/ A y B, Vista Hermosa, San Miguel del Padron, Ciudad Habana) ¶6. Repatriated Cubans during this month: 17 Barclay