United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-09-01 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-211 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-211 P0b002ee1803904cd f:ns95211 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-211 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-211 NSIAD-95-211 International relations Immigration or emigration Immigrants Immigration and naturalization law Aid to refugees Resident aliens Parole Eligibility determinations Cuba Havana (Cuba) Special Cuban Migration Program Letter Report NSIAD

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the U.S. government's actions to address the 1994 Cuban migration crisis, focusing on: (1) how U.S. policy has changed since the crisis; (2) the agencies involved with and costs to the government of the exodus of Cubans; (3) the government's capability to process Cuban applicants seeking legal entry into the United States; and (4) the adequacy of living conditions at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the U.S. government reversed its policy of welcoming fleeing Cubans to the United States in August 1994 and took Cuban rafters interdicted at sea to safe haven camps at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay; (2) in September 1994, the United States and Cuba agreed that the United States would allow at least 20,000 Cubans to enter annually in exchange for Cuba's pledge to prevent further unlawful departures by rafters; (3) in May 1995, the President announced that Cubans interdicted at sea would no longer be taken to safe havens, but would be returned to Cuba to apply for legal entry into the United States; (4) the President also stated that eligible Cubans in the safe haven camps would be paroled into the United States and those ineligible would be returned to Cuba; (5) the agencies involved in implementing the migration policy included the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Department of State, at a combined cost of about $533 million; (6) the United States has been able to meet its workload of processing applicants seeking legal entry into the country and has approved 16,305 Cubans for entry as of June 1995; and (7) the living conditions at the safe haven camps appear to be adequate and exceed the United Nations' inspection guidelines for minimal shelter, food, and water. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-211/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-211.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-211/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-211.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-211 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-211 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-211; Cuba: U.S. Response to the 1994 Cuban Migration Crisis; International relations Immigration or emigration Immigrants Immigration and naturalization law Aid to refugees Resident aliens Parole Eligibility determinations Cuba Havana (Cuba) Special Cuban Migration Program Title 8 Section 1101 Title 8 Section 1182 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1182