Cuban migrants journeying to U.S. stopped in Nicaragua

Nov 18, 2015

Cuban migrants journeying to U.S. stopped in Nicaragua

Jin Kim 0 Comment World Cuba, cuban migrants, nigaragua

More than 1,000 Cuban migrants tried to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua in an effort to reach the United States, causing tensions as Nicaraguan security forces sought to turn them back.

: Cuban migrants take a break outside the Costa Rican immigration building at the border with Nicaragua, in Penas Blancas, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. More than 1,000 Cuban migrants heading north to the United States tried to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, causing tensions to soar between the neighbors as Nicaraguan security forces sought to turn them back. Following the thaw in relations between Washington and Havana, some Cubans have been making their way to Central America in hopes of then heading through Mexico and into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: A Costa Rican man give a food to Cuban migrants at the Costa Rican border with Nicaragua, in Penas Blancas, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. More than 1 thousand Cuban migrants heading north to the United States tried to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, causing tensions to soar between the neighbors as Nicaraguan security forces sought to turn them back. Following the thaw in relations between Washington and Havana, some Cubans have been making their way to Central America in hopes of then heading through Mexico and into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: Nicaraguan policemen stand guard in Penas Blancas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the border with Nicaragua on November 16, 2015. A surge of some 2,000 Cuban migrants trying to cross Central America to reach the United States triggered a diplomatic spat between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Monday, plunging tense relations between the two countries to a new low. (AFP Photo/Ezequiel Becerra)

: Nicaraguan soldiers and policemen stand guard in Penas Blancas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the border with Nicaragua on November 16, 2015. A surge of some 2,000 Cuban migrants trying to cross Central America to reach the United States triggered a diplomatic spat between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Monday, plunging tense relations between the two countries to a new low. (AFP Photo/Ezequiel Becerra)

: A Cuban man is seen at the Migrations office in Penas Blancas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on the border with Nicaragua on November 16, 2015. A surge of some 2,000 Cuban migrants trying to cross Central America to reach the United States triggered a diplomatic spat between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, plunging tense relations between the two countries to a new low. (AFP Photo/Ezequiel Becerra)

: Cuban migrants are reflected in the window of a nun’s jeep, as they gather round for free breakfast items, near the immigration office in PeÒas Blancas, Costa Ricas, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. More than 1,000 Cuban migrants heading north to the United States tried to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, causing tensions to soar between the neighbors as security forces sought to turn them back. Nicaragua’s government responded furiously on Sunday with a statement saying that Costa Rica “had deliberately and irresponsibly thrown, and continues to throw” the Cuban migrants into its territory, violating its national sovereignty. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: Cuban migrants rest near the immigration office in PeÒas Blancas, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. More than 1,000 Cuban migrants heading north to the United States tried to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, causing tensions to soar between the neighbors as security forces sought to turn them back. Nicaragua’s government responded furiously on Sunday with a statement saying that Costa Rica “had deliberately and irresponsibly thrown, and continues to throw” the Cuban migrants into its territory, violating its national sovereignty. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: Some of a group of 150 Cubans who remain at a shelter are seen resting in La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, near the border with Nicaragua on November 17, 2015. A surge of some 2,000 Cuban migrants trying to cross Central America to reach the United States triggered a diplomatic spat between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Monday, plunging tense relations between the two countries to a new low. (AFP Photo/Ezequiel Becerra)

: Some of a group of 150 Cubans who remain at a shelter are served coffee in La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, near the border with Nicaragua on November 17, 2015. A surge of some 2,000 Cuban migrants trying to cross Central America to reach the United States triggered a diplomatic spat between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Monday, plunging tense relations between the two countries to a new low. (AFP Photo/Ezequiel Becerra)

: Cuban Yordani Garcia is depicted in a shelter in the town of La Cruz , Guanacaste, Costa Rica, near the border with Nicaragua on November 17, 2015. A surge of some 2,000 Cuban migrants trying to cross Central America to reach the United States triggered a diplomatic spat between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Monday, plunging tense relations between the two countries to a new low. (AFP Photo/Ezequiel Becerra)

: Cuban Julio Pedrero has his blood pressure tested in a shelter in the town of La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, near the border with Nicaragua on November 17, 2015. A surge of some 2,000 Cuban migrants trying to cross Central America to reach the United States triggered a diplomatic spat between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Monday, plunging tense relations between the two countries to a new low. (AFP Photo/Ezequiel Becerra)

: A Cuban from a group of 150 resting in a shelter in the town of La Cru , Guanacaste, Costa Rica, near the border with Nicaragua holds a U.S. flag, on November 17, 2015. A surge of some 2,000 Cuban migrants trying to cross Central America to reach the United States triggered a diplomatic spat between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Monday, plunging tense relations between the two countries to a new low. (AFP Photo/Ezequiel Becerra)

: A Cuban migrant leans as his head is shaved, outside the immigration office in PeÒas Blancas, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. More than 1,000 Cuban migrants heading north to the United States tried to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, causing tensions to soar between the neighbors as security forces sought to turn them back. Nicaragua’s government responded furiously on Sunday with a statement saying that Costa Rica “had deliberately and irresponsibly thrown, and continues to throw” the Cuban migrants into its territory, violating its national sovereignty. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: Shoes, belonging to Cuban migrants, air-dry on a tree trunk near the immigration office in PeÒas Blancas, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. Cuban officials blamed the United States late Tuesday for instigating a surge in the number of Cuban migrants attempting to reach the U.S. through Central America amid ongoing efforts to normalize relations between the former Cold War foes. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: A Cuban migrant uses a a razor blade to style the eyebrow of a fellow migrant outside the immigration office in PeÒas Blancas, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez said in a radio interview Tuesday that there are nearly 2,000 people currently at the border being blocked by Nicaraguan soldiers from entering the country. He proposed the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” for Cubans transiting Central America. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: Cuban migrants bathe using provisional showers, set up outside the immigration office, in PeÒas Blancas, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. More than 1,000 Cuban migrants heading north to the United States tried to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, causing tensions to soar between the neighbors as security forces sought to turn them back. Nicaragua’s government responded furiously on Sunday with a statement saying that Costa Rica “had deliberately and irresponsibly thrown, and continues to throw” the Cuban migrants into its territory, violating its national sovereignty. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: A Cuban migrant Eliel Becker, bathes, using a provisional shower, set up outside the immigration office, in PeÒas Blancas, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. More than 1,000 Cuban migrants heading north to the United States tried to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, causing tensions to soar between the neighbors as security forces sought to turn them back. Nicaragua’s government responded furiously on Sunday with a statement saying that Costa Rica “had deliberately and irresponsibly thrown, and continues to throw” the Cuban migrants into its territory, violating its national sovereignty. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: A Costa Rican hands out rolls of toliet paper to Cuban migrants outside the immigration office in PeÒas Blancas, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez said in a radio interview Tuesday that there are nearly 2,000 people currently at the border being blocked by Nicaraguan soldiers from entering the country. He proposed the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” for Cubans transiting Central America. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

: Cuban migrants set up a makeshift barber shop outside the immigration office in the bordertown PeÒas Blancas, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez said in a radio interview Tuesday that there are nearly 2,000 people currently at the border being blocked by Nicaraguan soldiers from entering the country. He proposed the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” for Cubans transiting Central America. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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