Nearly 18,000 Cubans entered the U.S. in April.

Nearly 18,000 Cubans crossed the United States border last April, according to the monthly data published by the Border Patrol (CBP).

The data, extracted from CBP's active data systems and sources, indicate that 17,870 Cubans arrived on U.S. soil in the fourth month of the year, most of them through the land border with Mexico.

Although the number of encounters with irregular Cuban migrants at the borders decreased compared to March (19,571) and 20,815 in February, the figures are higher than those for the same period in 2023.

That figure completes a total of 144,378 arrivals since the beginning of fiscal year 2024, which started last October 1st.

The data is eloquent that the Cuban migration crisis continues unabated amid a deterioration of living conditions on the Island.

CBP also reported this Thursday that the number of Cubans authorized to travel to the United States "in a safe, orderly, and legal manner" through the humanitarian parole program approved by the Biden administration reached 86,000 by the end of last March, according to recent data provided by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP).

Specifically, 86,000 Cubans, 168,000 Haitians, 77,000 Nicaraguans, and 102,000 Venezuelans were examined and authorized to travel," the organization stated in its report for the third month of the year.