A family of eight Cubans, including two minors, has allegedly disappeared at the Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey, Mexico, last Wednesday, according to official sources.
The State Agency for Investigations (AEI) of Nuevo León reported the disappearance of six adults, four men and two women—one of them five months pregnant—and two minors, aged six and four, all of Cuban nationality.
They are Heily Jiménez Pompova, 25 years old; Onel Juan Samón Reyes, 34; Micher Onel Samón Jiménez, 6; Kimberlin Ylieg Samón Jiménez, 4; Dairon Micher Jiménez Pompova, 18; Micher Jiménez Echemendía, 76; Yosvani González Leiva, 53, and Yereny Pompova Leiva, 43 years old.
The whereabouts of the eight Cubans has been unknown since September 18, the date when their relatives last communicated with them while they were at the Monterrey airport, according to local media.
According to a report from the Telediario Monterrey channel, although nothing has been heard from the Cuban family since Wednesday, it was not until this Saturday that the Attorney General's Office of the State of Nuevo León, through the AEI, issued a search bulletin for the eight individuals.
The newspaper La Jornada provided some details about the missing Cubans. One note states that Onel Samón is the husband of Heily Jiménez, who is five months pregnant; and both are the parents of the children Kimberlin Ylieg and Micher Onel.
He also indicated that Heily and Dairon Micher are the children of the marriage formed by Micher Jiménez and Yereny Pompova; while he did not specify the family relationship of Yosvany González.
According to the newspaper, the family has been living in Tapachula, Chiapas for some time, and most of them practice Santería, a detail that did not clarify what connection it has to the disappearance of these individuals.
It is unknown if the Cubans were going to move to another state or city in Mexico. As of Saturday night, there was no news about them, so their search remains active.
People who have information that may be useful in locating the Cuban family should contact the State Agency for Investigations, via the phone number 81 20 20 44 11 or email aei.gebi@fiscalianl.gob.mx, or the Local Commission for Missing Persons (CLBNL) at the numbers 81 19 90 38 73 and 81 20 33 26 56 or the email comisiondebusqueda@nuevoleon.gob.mx.
Amid the largest migration exodus in the history of Cuba, migrants from the island risk their lives on the dangerous journey through Central American countries to Mexico, where they arrive in order to obtain a CBP One appointment, to present themselves at a port of entry to the U.S. and request asylum in this country.
During their transit through several countries, many Cuban migrants fall victim to assaults, extortions, and kidnappings by criminal gangs.
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