The Justice Department filed papers in federal...
The Justice Department filed papers in federal court in Atlanta saying the government plans to deport all 2,746 Mariel Cuban refugees who were in U.S. prisons or mental hospitals on Nov. 25, including those previously approved for parole. The documents, explaining the deportations planned under a U.S.-Cuban agreement, were filed in answer to questions from attorneys for the 1,500 Cubans being held at the federal prison in Atlanta. The Cubans’ lawyers contend that any inmates already deemed safe enough to be paroled cannot be dangerous enough to send back to Cuba.
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