Cuba Prisoner Relatives Face U S Emigration Interviews
Washington AP Two U S government officials will interview over 100 Cubans tied to long term prisoners or relatives of former prisoners to judge eligibility for emigration to the United States. The list includes 56 Batista era prisoners, 26 released through a French connection, and 22 relatives who came to the U S with Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1984. Interviews by INS inspector Perry Steele and State Department refugee affairs attorney Katherine Brown aim to determine admissibility amid legal and documentation hurdles on both sides.