Cuban Migrant Injured in Fall from U.S.-Mexico Border Wall

A Cuban migrant named Mavi de Jesús sustained injuries after falling from the border wall separating Mexico and the United States in Baja California, Mexico, on Sunday. The incident occurred around 3:20 PM, with the fall happening on the Mexican side in Ejido Villa Zapata, Mexicali, as she attempted to climb the barrier, according to local news reports.

As a result of the fall, Mavi de Jesús suffered multiple traumas, experiencing pain in her lower limbs and back. U.S. Border Patrol agents promptly informed the Municipal Public Safety Directorate of Mexicali, and patrol unit 143 quickly arrived at the scene. First responders provided initial medical assistance to the Cuban woman, who, due to the poor condition of the road, was transported in the patrol car to an accessible location, where she was handed over to paramedics from the Mexican Red Cross.

She was then taken to Mexicali's General Hospital for further medical attention. Many other Cubans, in their pursuit to reach the United States and seek asylum, have also been injured while trying to scale the fence dividing the two nations. In 2021, Mexican immigration authorities discovered the lifeless body of a Cuban man at the base of the border wall in Baja California.

The movement of Cubans heading to the U.S. by land remains unabated over the past three years, marking one of the largest exoduses from Cuba to the U.S. in history. Recently, groups of Cubans have been detained among other migrants crossing the border illegally in areas of Texas.

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Meanwhile, the administration of President Joe Biden has continued deportation flights for irregular Cuban migrants back to Havana, resuming in April 2023. In total, 936 Cubans have been deported by air since then, according to figures from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Following his re-election, former President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his priority to implement a restrictive immigration plan aimed at significantly curbing immigrant entry into the U.S. Trump announced plans to declare a national emergency and deploy the military to enact massive deportations. He also aims to eliminate two key processes facilitating Cuban immigration: the humanitarian parole program and the CBP One appointment system.