14 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS

UNCLAS HAVANA 000709 DEPT FOR WHA/CCA, INL/HSTC, CA/FPP, PRM SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU SUBJECT: 14 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS ¶1. USINT officer transferred 12 Cubans from the U.S.Coast Guard cutter Knight Island to Cuban authorities on November 14 without incident. ¶2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrant. 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 following 12 Cuban returnees were repatriated. Corrections and/or additions are in parentheses: ¶A. Raudel Lazaro Gil-Martin (e/ 40A y 42/not Hoa y 42) ¶B. Yusimi Sanchez-Torres (Yusimi/not Yusumi) ¶C. Danis Irigoyen-Valdes (Valdes/not Valdez: Correct address: Calle 59 # 1435 e/ 16 y 14, Ciudad Habana) ¶D. Eligio Frank Montalvo-Zaldivar (Frank/not Franc; Montalvo/not Montalbo; Zaldivar/not Saldivar; Cotorro) ¶E. Yurisdel Irigoyen-Valdes (Valdes/not Valdez; Cotorro, Ciudad Habana) ¶F. Alberto Vazquez-Fernandez (Vazquez/not Vasquez) ¶G. Rafael Rodriguez-Vega ¶H. Jose Lazaro Gonzalez-Rodriguez (Cotorro) ¶I. Edward Moncada-Guerra ¶J. Luis Manuel Rodriguez-Flores ¶K. Rafael Julio Ruiz-Rodriguez (Cotorro, Ciudad Habana) ¶L. Eduardo Corria-Vinitan ¶5. Repatriated Cubans during this month: 29 ¶6. Repatriated Cubans FY-2010: 44 Farrar