The US denies visas to Cuban athletes, because the regime «does not cooperate with immigrant return»

The United States rejected «dozens of Cuban passports» and did not grant visas that had been managed by dependencies of the Cuban State in recent days, the associated press agency reported Friday.

The news was confirmed to Martí News by an American official, who explained that the decision was made within the frame towards the Cuban government. «

«The refusal would obey a disposition of the United States of 2020 to reject the delivery of visas to countries that do not cooperate with the return of immigrants,» said the official.

A source consulted by the associated press gave a similar explanation.

The Cuban government has said that the United States reported that the application mechanism of a group of visa categories used for state officials and their dependencies is suspended.

Among those affected, there would be the basketball team that had to participate in a qualifying match on Sunday in Puerto Rico, recognized the local federation of that sport.

The mission of customs deportation and control operations (ero) of the United States immigration and customs control service (ICE) informs on its website that «when certain countries deny or delay the acceptance of their nationals with final orders of Expulsion from the United States, the United States government can issue visa sanctions as a means to encourage the recalcitrant country to cooperate. »