Two Cubans arrested for stealing at a farm where they worked in Uruguay.

Two young Cubans, a 23-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man, were arrested in the department of Canelones, Uruguay, for stealing cartons of eggs at the poultry farm where they worked.

The arrested individuals -whose identities have not been disclosed- committed the robbery at a farm located in the jurisdiction of Section 12 of San Bautista, in the town of San Antonio.

The Uruguayan press revealed that the theft had been occurring for a long time, which is why it is not possible to quantify the amount stolen.

The eggs they stole were then sold at various locations in the area.

The arrested individuals were sentenced to 12 months in prison under probation for two specially aggravated theft offenses, one of which was attempted.

The official information did not specify the immigration status of the Cuban couple involved.

In the comments section of the post, several Uruguayan internet users called for the deportation of that Cuban couple and lamented that they had not known how to take advantage of the opportunity to move forward.

In the South American nation, there are nearly 62,000 people born abroad, of which about 12,000 are Cuban, although organizations representing those born in the Caribbean country estimate that this figure has doubled recently, according to data from the Uruguayan newspaper El País.

According to the latest population census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in Uruguay, by the end of 2023, Cubans represented 20 percent of the migrant population in that small South American country.

In January of this year, Cubans living in Uruguay protested in front of the Executive Tower in Montevideo to demand that the government facilitate the path to regularization.

"No more visa to start the residency process," claimed those affected, who held up signs in front of the Presidential Palace.

They had previously made claims to the Uruguayan chancellery in order for the authorities to eliminate the obstacles to obtaining legal residency in that country.