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Chickenpox spreads among detained Cubans

The number of chicken pox cases among Cubans isolating at the Breakers Civic Centre has increased and the facility is now at capacity, the Customs and Border Control has said.

Morici: Trump gets tough with immigrants on welfare

America needs more skilled immigrants to grow rapidly and compete internationally.

All Cuban asylum-seekers released from detention center

All of the 13 asylum-seeking Cubans housed at the Immigration Detention Centre had been released as of Friday, according to a volunteer who works with the migrants.

Cuban migrant escapes detention center

A migrant detained for seven months at the Immigration Detention Center escaped over the facility’s barbed-wire fence Wednesday and was recaptured in the swamp area near the complex.

Asylum seeker detentions pose legal questions

An influx of asylum applications is putting pressure on the Cayman Islands Department of Immigration to address gaps in staff training and shorten migrant detention times.

Cuban boat runs aground on Brac

Immigration officials say a boat carrying nine Cuban migrants ran aground on rocks along the west side of the Brac.

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Cuban boat abandoned and decaying on Beach Bay

El Arca landed at Beach Bay Jan. 31. More than 30 people squeezed aboard the estimated 24-foot wooden sailboat for the journey from Cuba to Honduras, where the refugees could travel north by land to the United States.

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Disney ship picks up 12 Cubans at sea

The Disney Wonder cruise ship picked up 12 Cuban migrants while sailing from Miami to Grand Cayman Saturday night.

Cubans crowd overflow detention centers

Community centers across the eastern districts are being used as overspill facilities to house Cuban migrants because of the sheer numbers arriving on Cayman’s shores.

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