The host of the government-affiliated television program Con Filo, Gabriela Fernández Álvarez, stated that American Airlines is primarily responsible for the exile of the Cuban activist Anamely Ramos.
"So far, we haven't given the most direct and objective denial ourselves, but the media has a clear culprit, because, as always, Miami confirmed it," Fernández Álvarez said with an ironic tone.
The official spokesperson also conveyed to viewers that she hopes the President of the United States, Joe Biden, pays "half as much attention" to the requests of the Cuban government as his airlines do.
Fernández Álvarez's comment is seen as an attempt to discredit the statements made by American Airlines, which claim that Cuba did not allow the activist to enter.
In the brief minutes dedicated to discussing this case, the program Con Filo overlooked important information for its audience. For instance, they did not mention that Ramos does not have residency in the United States or in any other country outside of Cuba.
They also did not mention that the Cuban regime's refusal to allow her entry into the country forces the university professor to violate U.S. immigration laws, as her visa is about to expire, leaving her in an irregular status in that country.
A third point that was not mentioned is that Ramos asserts he does not wish to seek political asylum in the United States, but rather to return to his homeland, as is his right, to continue fighting for the freedom of political prisoners and to raise awareness of their cases through social media.
The American airline explained the impossibility of Ramos boarding the flight to Havana this Wednesday by citing an international protocol that U.S. airlines must adhere to regarding immigration, indicating that the island's government issued the order to deny her entry.
The activist herself made statements after participating in a meeting with officials from Miami Airport and staff from American Airlines. "If Cuba says that a person is inadmissible and cannot enter the country, they must comply," declared Ramos, who believes there is some underlying interest for American Airlines in everything that has happened.
Independent journalist Camila Acosta reported on her social media about the strategy used by the Cuban government to address Ramos's exile.
"Through the Con Filo program, the Cuban regime is responding to Anamely Ramos' denied entry into Cuba: it was the airline's decision. Cynicism and shamelessness are too mild to describe them. American Airlines must address this," Acosta said on his Facebook profile.
Con Filo is a program from National Television that began in mid-2021, aimed at a young audience to provide a version of the regime's perspective on national and international events. They assert that they "denounce the manipulation of Cuban reality in digital media."
The well-known official spokesperson Humberto López took a different stance on this matter. He justified the exile of Ramos by citing Decree-Law 302 of 2012, a regulation that allows the Cuban government to deny entry to anyone who encourages, carries out, or participates in "hostile" actions against the political foundations of the State.
López did not use official press outlets for his statement. Instead, he turned to social media, specifically his Facebook profile, where he referenced Decree-Law 302 from 2012, which amended the so-called "Migration Law" of 1976.
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