Mayorkas says migrants fleeing Cuba, Haiti by sea will not be allowed to enter US

By Fox News —— Bio and Archives July 14, 2021

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Tuesday that those fleeing Cuba or Haiti by sea would not be allowed into the U.S. -- and would either be returned or, if they were found to have a fear of persecution, referred to a third country. "The time is never right to attempt migration by sea," Mayorkas said at a press conference. "To those who risk their lives doing so, this risk is not worth taking."-- More...