Four Cuban citizens are part of the first group of migrants deported by the United States and sent to Guyana under the new agreement that allows Washington to transfer nationals from third countries to that South American nation.
The group consists of four Cubans and two citizens of Afghanistan, as reported by News Source Guyana.
The six arrived on Friday, September 4, aboard a special deportation flight from the United States.
The records provided by U.S. authorities indicate that none of the six have criminal backgrounds.
The youngest is 20 years old and the oldest is 36, although the reports do not specify the individual ages of the four Cubans.
Guyana Times confirmed this Sunday the composition of the group and noted that the deportations were mainly related to immigration issues.
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, Robert Persaud, confirmed that the six had been previously assessed by local authorities and had no criminal records.
According to the official, the United States had not made any new requests to send other deportees up to that moment.
The shipment occurs after Guyana announced a framework for migration cooperation with the United States to receive a limited and previously verified number of deportees from third countries.
The agreement stipulates that Guyana retains the authority to review and reject any individual proposed for transfer.
The Guyanese government has also stated that it intends to accept only individuals without criminal records who have voluntarily chosen to be resettled in its territory.
The United States will cover the costs of the relocation process, while the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will be responsible for the operational implementation of the program and assistance to those being deported.
The stay in Guyana does not imply a permanent resettlement. The agreement is temporary, and migrants will remain there while their situation is being assessed.
Depending on each case, they may subsequently return to their country of origin or be relocated to another destination.
This is not the first recent case. In August, Cubans were also among the first migrants sent by the United States to Liberia, as part of another agreement reached by Washington to relocate deportees to countries other than their own.
This case is part of the new deportation agreements that the United States is establishing with third countries. Follow all the details and the latest updates in our section on
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