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February 24, 2016

Panama Flies Stranded Cuban Migrants to U.S.-Mexico Border
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Panama has begun flying more than 1,000 U.S.-bound Cubans to northern
Mexico. The Cubans were trapped after Central American countries closed
their borders to them. They are trying to reach the United States amid
fears thawing relations between the U.S. and Cuba could end U.S. asylum
rights for Cubans. Costa Rica has launched similar flights for some
8,000 Cubans trapped there. Next month President Obama plans to become
the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in
1928.


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