Cuba and the United States will sit down again today to negotiate the migration crisis.

High-level diplomatic officials from Cuba and the United States are returning to the negotiating table today to end the migration crisis that has brought more than 220 Cuban migrants to the northern country for nearly a year. Another XNUMX Cuban rafters have been returned during the same period.

According to Cuba's Foreign Affairs Ministry, both the island and representatives of the United States will be carried out from November 15th In Havana, another round of negotiations on the rising migration of Cubans to that country.

This follows the island's authorization for deportation flights and the announcement by the U.S. Embassy in Havana that all types of visas to the northern country will begin to be processed normally starting in January. After four years of estrangement, the two governments are once again negotiating a solution to the migration crisis.

Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossio also assured Reuters in an interview that they had begun sending more personnel to their headquarters in Washington, DC, to support the United States' decision to resume visa and legal procedures.

MIGRATION CRISIS BETWEEN CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES 

A week ago, a delegation from the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to the island to negotiate the Cuban migration crisis affecting the northern territory. This was the first round, and starting today, the second round will be held, which will yield more results and obstacles to illegal migration.

Present at the meeting were Under Secretary for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ur Jaddou, along with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossio.

"This is the highest-level public visit by U.S. officials to Cuba during the Biden administration. The visit demonstrates the administration's commitment and work to create pathways for safe and orderly migration throughout the region," a U.S. government spokesperson said.