A Cuban immigrant set up a business in front of COMAR in Mexico while processing his asylum

The 53-year-old Cuban immigrant set up his business in front of the Mexican Commission for Aid to Refugees (COMAR). As soon as he reached the Aztec lands on his way to the United States, the entrepreneur began his new work in the state of Chiapas.

He is still awaiting a response from immigration authorities regarding his request for political asylum. The protagonist of this story, Tania Anaya, arrived in Tapachula four months ago after traveling through Central America.

Now, the Cuban woman has a business in front of COMAR that she managed in Cuba. “He sells bread with chicken and Cuban coffee to other migrants who come to carry out their actions outside the institution,” the Chiapas Communica site announced. Facebook.

“The woman has not been with him, she has taken the initiative,” the media outlet said. He also clarified that Tania is in the process of her process before COMAR to request refugee status in Mexico.

More than half a million Cubans arrived in the United States

During the two most recent years, a total of 533 thousand Cuban migrants came to the United States. This figure is equivalent to 4.8% of the island’s 11.1 million inhabitants. This does not include entries with other types of visas, for which no official data is available.

Meanwhile, the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) revealed that in 2023, more than 153 thousand Cubans entered the US territory irregularly. This adds another 67 thousand who flew directly for humanitarian parole, and more than 313 thousand who entered without papers in 2022.

Earlier this month, a “poverty exodus” convoy traveling through Mexican territory, carrying hundreds of Cuban migrants, was once again overrun. At that time, seven thousand people left with the goal of reaching the southern border of the United States.