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Homeland Security Secretary Urges Cubans, Haitians Not to Attempt to Travel to US

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday warned Cubans and Haitians against attempting to flee to the United... 13.07.2021, Sputnik International

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“Do not risk your life attempting to enter the United States illegally. You will not come to the United States,” Mayorkas said during a press conference.He added that the Department of Homeland Security does not see a surge in attempts to sail to the US from both Caribbean island nations but is well-positioned to address any increase.Mayorkas told reporters that, amid unrest in Haiti and Cuba, the US Coast Guard had deployed additional air assets to monitor the situation with greater visibility.

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Homeland Security Secretary Urges Cubans, Haitians Not to Attempt to Travel to US

21:17 GMT 13.07.2021 (Updated: 10:38 GMT 29.03.2023)

© AP Photo / J. Scott ApplewhiteThe Department of Homeland Security's second-highest official, Alejandro Mayorkas, improperly intervened to grease the rails of the visa approval process on behalf of certain foreign investors when he was head of the visa division, according to a two year investigation by the department's Inspector General.

The Department of Homeland Security's second-highest official, Alejandro Mayorkas, improperly intervened to grease the rails of the visa approval process on behalf of certain foreign investors when he was head of the visa division, according to a two year investigation by the department's Inspector General. - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.07.2021

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday warned Cubans and Haitians against attempting to flee to the United States amid unrest in their home countries, as entry will be denied, even if they survive a perilous sea voyage.

“Do not risk your life attempting to enter the United States illegally. You will not come to the United States,” Mayorkas said during a press conference.

He added that the Department of Homeland Security does not see a surge in attempts to sail to the US from both Caribbean island nations but is well-positioned to address any increase.

“Individuals who take to the seas will actually not enter the United States, they are interdicted at sea, and they are repatriated to their countries of origin,” Mayorkas said. The US denies entry even to those who face risks of persecution in their home states and sends them to third countries, he added.

Mayorkas told reporters that, amid unrest in Haiti and Cuba, the US Coast Guard had deployed additional air assets to monitor the situation with greater visibility.