U.S. resumes deportation flights to Cuba after 2-year pause

The Biden administration this week restarted deportations to Cuba after a two-year pause, warning Cuban migrants that they could be returned to the communist-ruled island if they attempt to enter the U.S. without legal permission.

On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out its first deportation flight to Cuba since December 2020, when air deportations from the U.S. to Havana were largely suspended, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement.

Homeland Security officials said the Cuban government had agreed to "take no retaliatory action" against deportees and that U.S. officials in Havana were planning to monitor Cuba's commitment. All the Cuban migrants deported Monday had final deportation orders, the officials added.