(4 May 2022)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Havana - 4 May 2022
1. Various of people entering US embassy
2. American and Cuban flags
3. Various of couple at bench
4. Dual Cuban and American citizen Javier Santana and wife waiting in line outside US embassy
5 . SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Javier Santana, 55, dual Cuban and American citizen:
"I have an appointment at the embassy today to register my child."
6. Various of people, parents with children lining up for an appointment
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Javier Santana, 55, Cuban and American citizen:
"I don't think this is going to solve the situation in Cuba or improve anything (regarding illegal migration). It will simply speed up the immigration process for people who legally decide to emigrate."
8. Various people waiting for appointments
9. Various of American Embassy
STORYLINE:
The US Embassy in Cuba resumed consular services and visa processing amid a spike in the irregular migration of Cubans to the US, with people lining up for appointments on Wednesday.
The consular section of the diplomatic service has been semi-paralysed since 2017, when then President Donald Trump withdrew the staff under the later unproven accusation of strange sonic attacks on his employees and under his policy of tightening of sanctions on the Caribbean nation.
A State Department spokesperson who was not authorised to be quoted by name told the Associated Press that a limited number of visas were being issued and only to parents of US citizens.
Javier Santana, a Cuban American dual citizen, said despite being able to speed up the immigration process, he didn't believe it would change the illegal migration trends.
According to the US Office of Customs and Border Protection, nearly 80,000 Cubans were apprehended at the border during the last six months, doubling the number of detentions recorded in the previous period.
===========================================================
Clients are reminded:
(i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com
(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service
(iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory.
Find out more about AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
You can license this story through AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
