American and Cuban officials are due to meet in Washington on Thursday to discuss migration concerns, people familiar with the matter said, in the highest-level formal U.S. talks with Havana since President Joe Biden took office last year.
The meeting comes at a time when Biden's administration is grappling with rising numbers of migrants attempting to cross the U.S. border from Mexico, with Cubans making up a growing portion of them.
Cuba has said it supports legal, orderly and safe migration. It blames the United States for the uptick in irregular migration, saying Cold War-era sanctions and a decision to close the American consular section in Havana encourage Cubans to seek riskier routes off the island. Thursday's planned talks appear to be at a higher level than known formal contacts since Biden took office in January 2021.The talks are scheduled to be held just a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and regional counterparts are due to wrap up a conference on migration in Panama. Cuba is not due to attend that conference.
Initial fervor has been followed by frustration as the United States has undertaken a regional effort to curb border crossings.
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