February 28, 2006
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of the Seven Mile Bridge Rafters
via The Real Cuba
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the U.S. government acted unreasonably when it sent home 15 Cubans who had made it to abandoned bridge under the presumption they weren't actually on U.S. soil.U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno ordered the federal government to make its best effort to help the immigrants to return to the United States, said Kendall Coffey, an attorney for the Cubans and their relatives.
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Posted by Ziva at February 28, 2006 06:26 PM
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wow, shockingly enough. The government briefly pulls its head out of its rear when it comes to Cuban immigrants....
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at March 1, 2006 12:56 PM
It's about time, but how is the US government going to help them return to the US?
Posted by: Paula at March 1, 2006 02:18 PM
Good question Paula, they can make an official request, beyond that don't expect anything. Their fate is back in castro's hands, courtesy Uncle Sam.
Posted by: Ziva at March 1, 2006 05:10 PM
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