Cuban immigrants will be repatriated after being detained in Tlaxcala, Mexico.

Cubans will be repatriated to their country after being detained by Mexican authorities in an operation that intercepted more than 450 immigrants in the state of Tlaxcala this Saturday.

The undocumented migrants came from countries in Central and South America, including Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, El Salvador, and Honduras, and were detected at Soltepec, in the municipality of Tlaxco, when traveling aboard several gondolas (train trailers) of the Ferrosur railway company.

A note published on the Facebook profile "Fuerza Coordinada Tlaxcala" pointed out that all immigrants were "in precarious conditions of health, nutrition, and hydration", including children and pregnant women who were part of the group.

The publication did not specify the number of Cubans who were detained in the operation.

The National Institute of Migration of Mexico (INM) led the operation, in which officials from the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSC), the National Guard (GN), and the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) also participated.

Also present was a visitor from the National Human Rights Commission, "to witness the operation and ensure that the human rights and dignity of undocumented individuals are not violated."

The note specified that, according to the INM, "individuals will be repatriated to their places of origin, following the corresponding procedure."

In a massive exodus that began in 2021, the largest in the history of Cuba, thousands of Cubans continue to make the migratory journey through countries in Central and South America up to Mexico, with the intention of reaching the United States and seeking asylum.

In the dangerous journeys, many people have been detained and repatriated, but others have had worse luck, dying in traffic accidents or falling victim to crimes.

Dozens of cases of Cuban rafters have also been reported, who, in their attempt to reach the shores of Florida, have arrived on Mexican soil or have been rescued after shipwrecks at sea.

During 2024, 646 Cuban immigrants have been deported or repatriated to the island, by maritime or air routes, from various countries in the region, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba.