02/28/67 0A038380 NEW ORLEANS ~~ CUBAN REFUGE LEADER SAYS CASTRO BEHIN DJFK ASSASSINATION NX 36539 "CUBAN - JHFK" - 2 OF INTRO CARLOS BRINCUTER Q & A BRINGUIER. (55FT - 1:32, SHOT 2/27/67) BRINGUIER, CARLOS - SOF KENNEDY, JOHN - ASSASSINAITON LOUISIANA, NEW CRISANS GARRISON, JIN - INVESTIGAITON DAVIS / 200 FT / 16 NEG / D15129

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00:00:00:00 - master [Juan Miguel Gonzalez arrives at Cuban Interests Section. Also, photo-o p with Juan Miguel.]--- Juan Miguel meets with Delvis Fernandez Levy, Pres. of Cuban American Alliance Educ ...

Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba. A Cuban Air Force B-26 aircraft in Cuba. Cuban pilots participated in revolt and then take refuge in Florida. Pilot surrounded by a large number of people. In Havana the acting Foreign Minister shows fragments of shells to the diplomats. The United Nations conference. Cuban Foreign Minister accuses U.S. of committing aggression against Cuba. U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Adlai Stevenson, denies the charges. Training site in Guatemalan foothills where Cuban rebels allegedly were trained. Soldiers with their guns. More troops train. Fidel Castro addresses a large crowd of people. Location: Cuba. Date: April 1961.

Elian Gonzalez, the young Cuban refuge, is seen playing in a yard.

A SURPRISING TWIST TO A SMUGGLING TRAGEDY, A GROUP OF CUBAN REFUGEES RESCUED AT SEA WILL NOT BE SEND BACK TO CASTRO'S CUBA.

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ORIG. COLOR 165 SOF. MAG. JOHN KOMEN STANDUPPER ON REV. H. RAP BROWN'S REFUGE IN THE CUBAN MISSION. CI: PERSONALITIES - KOMEN, JOHN.

00:00:00:00 Q: Democrats/Farm Bill - What makes you think that they're punting until next year?
/nWX/NUSSLE/2008 PREDICTION TRT: 18 OC: MEAN PRESIDENT OBAMA. 
/n12:56:57 No appropriations bills are making it through the process. It appears through all of their announcements that they have made - many of the announcements that they have made - that they believe that they might have a better deal with the next president. I assume they mean President Obama 12:57:15
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/n
/nQ: I thought I heard you mention the words 'President Obama'. Does this mean the Bush administration is contending that there's no chance for a 'President Hillary'?
/nWX/NUSSLE/RETRACT TRT: 14 OC: THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
/n13:01:47 As soon as that word came out of my mouth, I thought, you know, I should've made sure I attributed that to Senator Reid. I believe Senator Reid was suggesting that. I have NO prediction on the democratic primary. 13:02:01
/n
/nQ: (need to expand oil exploration in arctic) Pres Clinton vetoed oil exploration in national arctic refuge. Does President believe this compares to claims of environmentalists that the Alaska pipeline would destroy the caribou?
/nWX/PERINO/OIL AND CARIBOU TRT:29 OC:ALSO THE CARIBOU.
/n13:12:23 Our position on why we need to increase domestic exploration and production here in our own country is well known. It is critical if we are going to send a signal to the rest of the world market that we are serious about become more self sufficient in our own country. Concerns about the caribou, I believe, have been taken into consideration. We have demonstrated that we have the technology to be able to drill in a way that would protect the environment, not only the natural resources there, but also the Caribou. 13:12:52
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/nWX/PERINO/CUBA CELL PHONES TRT: 32 OC:AND USE THEM.
/n13:05:19 The president is saying, alright, Raul (Castro), if you say that you're going to allow people to have cell phones, let's actually really let them have them. As Dan was saying this morning, the average monthly income for a Cuban is 12-dollars, and a cell phone is about 120-dollars, plus service, plus activation fee. They're completely out of reach for the majority of people in Cuba. What the President want to say is, let's call you (Raul) out on that. If you are serious about allowing people to have a cell phone, let's make sure that they can actually have them and use them. 13:05:51 (0:00) / 00:00:00:00 ROUGH LOG:
/n12:42:34 today pres will sign bill to help health insurere/employers from discriminating 
/n12:42:50 legislation will ensure health plans/insurers can't deny coverage to ppl based on genetic predispositions
/n12:43:06 leadership of sen kennedy who worked tirelesly for this cause
/n
/nFARM BILL
/n12:43:34 we sent congress our farm bill proposal
/n12:43:41 pres recognized that ppl deserved farm bill
/n12:43:52 congress sent bloated bill - w/ even more earmarks
/n12:43:59 pres vetoes farm bill as he promosied
/n12:44:10 the bill he vetoed increses spending by 20b but fails to reform farm programs
/n12:44:23 americans are frustrated w/ wasteful govt spending and funneling of funds to pet projecst
/n12:44:33 175M is in this bill to address water issues in desert lakes
/n12:44:44 more for land purchase from one single owner
/n12:44:54 ski resort in vermont - trail to nowhere
/n12:45:02 money earmarked for specific watershed // more for salmon fisherman //peanut storage
/n12:45:14 makes loans/grants more costly
/n12:45:19 some american businesses would be forced to pay TAXES EARLY b/c of spending, NO meaningful reform in this proposal
/n12:45:35 bill completely eliminates limit on marketing loan
/n12:45:48 this bill restricts our ability to provide emr=ergency food by blocking/locking in aid dollars for non emergency use
/n12:46:02 we cant use food aid for developing countries
/n12:46:14 we want to be able to purchase it locally
/n12:46:18 congress should extend current farm bill
/n12:46:34 supplemental on floor doay
/n12:46:38 memorial day is time to observe/commemorate sacrafices of men/women
/n12:46:48 as we honr their svc, its disapointing/iresponsible that congress has failed to provide our troops
/n12:47:02 democratic leaders use supplemental bill that shouldv' been focused on our troops in order to advance THEIR agenda
/n12:47:16 gen petraus/crocker, SURGE is WORKING to bring greater security to ppl of iraq
/n12:47:29 defeating enemy in iraq makes it less likely we'll face that enemy @ home
/n12:47:40 congress has had most of troop funding requests since feb 5 of last year 2007
/n12:47:51 inexcusible that they have missed THEIR self imposed deadlines
/n12:47:59 will result in DOD having to have budget shellgames in order to (provide for the troops properly)
/n12:48:17 after 6/15 we will run out of funds
/n12:48:24 american military personnel, we will run out of funds to pay soldiers including those in iraq/afghanistan
/n12:48:41 the president took clear/principle position regarding this funding from outset
/n12:48:59 house/senate include billions more ins pending that president has not requested
/n12:49:33 one size fits all, plan makes no sense
/n12:49:55 dem leaders have rejected bipartisan bill approved by vet affairs comittee
/n12:50:05 they dont want transferability of education benefits, not provided in this bill
/n12:50:13 doesn't provide rewards for military svc
/n12:50:20 huge tax increase when job creation is necessary
/n12:50:27 didn't even fund troops
/n12:50:30 repub's weren't gonig to be pawns in this game
/n12:50:37 dems could only muster 85 votes to support it
/n12:50:42 house/senate supplemental bills tie hands of our military commanders
/n12:50:50 they fail to meet pres principals
/n
/nQ&A why are you surprised @ politics on the hill?
/n12:51:04 that there's been 15 mos of leadtime, not unsual to have politics in washingtin
/n12:51:14 you'd think you could set aside that momentarily in order to do a job they've known was necessary for 15 months
/n12:51:25 many have diff opinions about global war ont error
/n12:51:31 you'd think politics could be set aside to ensure they were paid, that they received safety equipment neeed12:51:51 dOd has to take drastic measures
/n
/nQ&A farm bill - can you do anything but complain?
/n12:52:11 we're certainly donig more than complain, we've submitted propsals - tried to work w/ congress to - fit spending w/in reasonable budget plan
/n12:52:29 we're doing more than complain
/n12:52:34 when that failed pres had to make a decision VETO
/n
/nQ: will be overridden. how do you determine when to veto or not when congress is clear abt what they want?
/n12:53:09 we beileve it was a meaningless proposal
/n12:53:18 wanted to ensure nat'l security was preserved
/n12:53:25 it was a diff. situation, farm bill is significant, will increase spending for next 5 years
/n12:53:38 based on way budget has gone through process
/n12:53:44 at time we're trying to expand trade - increase amnt of product available
/n12:53:54 ensure that those needing food have that avail to them
/n12:53:59 much more significant piece of legislation
/n12:54:04 we've worked 16 mos w/ congress
/n12:54:09 congress has thumbed their nose @ us
/n
/nQ: military spending -what to do from here?
/n12:54:20 OMB does not send out notices, nor does WH
/n12:54:28 accrd to secy gates and defense dept, those notices may begin in next month
/n12:54:39 notificatin will need to go out in june if funding is not available
/n12:54:53 request for programming will have to be sent to hill @ end of next week
/n12:55:16 this is a terrible way to run dept
/n12:55:50 instead of accelaratign approps. process
/n12:55:56 senate leaders and some in house are punting them to next year
/n12:56:06 if need is so urgent, why not get your work done, work on approp bills instead of punting it to middle of next year
/n12:56:18 that what they will be doing by waiting until nxt year
/n12:56:26 this is not abt domestic spending, its abt trying to hold troops hostage
/n12:56:36 recognizing that they know the pres has made principal decision
/n12:56:46 i believe its those reasons why leadership has made decision they've made
/n
/nQ: what makes you think they're punting to nxt year/
/n12:57:01 appears that they hav made - they might have a better deal w/ the next president, i assume, they mean president obama
/n12:57:19 they've decided instead 
/n12:55:20 this is something both congress and DOD have known for quite some time
/n12:57:28 if it is in fact so urgent to have all this domestic spending considered, you'd think, rather than sticking it into the supplemental
/n12:57:41 that they'd accelarate appropriateions process
/n12:57:49 not really even kicked off yet
/n
/nQ: is there a principle involved?
/n12:58:00 we're in 3rd inning
/n
/n12:59:06 congress has already held 2 mtngs w/ state dept
/n
/nQ: corn isn't making difference in price of oil. where do we stand now w/ earthquakes, mem day coming?
/n13:00:15 i'm not sure i'm prepared to answer that
/n
/nQ: 170B for northwest communities for salmon season. does admin have better idea?
/n13:00:41 worthwile concerns, but when you stick that into a farm bil
/n13:00:50 in a way that is bloated more than 5x the orig. proposal
/n13:00:59 what may be, in and of itself a good provision
/n13:01:04 i'm not sure i can comment on each specific one
/n13:01:08 when you throw it all together
/n13:01:12 taxpayers get frustrated, many get frustrated that all these
/nbills come through, too expensive
/n13:01:25 we're seeing outcry from public abt this bill
/n
/nQ: PRESIDENT OBAMA - DOES THAT MEAN BUSH ADMIN CONTENDING NO CHANCE FOR HILLARY
/n13:01:48 as soon as that came out of my mouth, i said i shoudl attribute that to sen reid - i have NO prediction
/n
/nQ; accord to secret svc - investigation over noose incident at beltsville training facility.
/n13:02:45 (perino) secret svc is investigating, not going to get ahead of them. 
/n13:03:01 noose symbol is a symbol pres has talked about
/n13:03:07 among first to say its not a joke, taken seriously
/n13:03:16 not a symbol of prarie justice but of gross injustice
/n13:03:23 only appropriate to allow secret svc to finish investigation
/n
/nQ: secret svc very intelligent ppl, intelligent enough to survey a crowd, for secret svc to say they need to find out if this agent knew meaning - isn't that a contradiction? if these things are allowed, is that fair to obama? rice? can they effectively protect minorities/
/n13:04:08 one, you're trying to get me to comment on an ongoing investigation, NOT APPROPRIATE
/n13:04:28 i'll leave it at that
/n
/nQ: is it fair for obama/rice/
/n13:04:38 this was @ a training facility.
/n13:04:42 i've never heard any complaints about secret svc protecting anyone
/n
/nQ: cuban cell phones - will they work?
/n13:05:14 belive they would work
/n13:05:19 pres is saying, alright, if you say your'e going to allow ppl to have cell phones, lets let them have them
/n13:05:30 avg monthly income for cuban family is $12
/n13:05:37 completely out of reach
/n13:05:42 what pres wants to do is call you out on that
/n13:05:48 lets make sure that ppl
/n13:06:02 not only do you allow device to be sent but cuban americans here in america can pay for svc
/n
/nQ: cuban network - just a case of pres trying to call their bluff
/n13:06:25 i have nothing but what expert says. i'm sure it was
/n
/nQ: preview on ft bragg speech tomorrow? supplemental funding?
/n13:06:48 this is really abt13:07:00update on where we are in iraq
/n13:07:04 welcoming troops back home
/n13:07:08 pres will spend time @ memorial svc w/ families of fallen before returning home
/n13:07:18 i dont recall (anything else to be talked about)
/n
/n
/n13:09:55 israel - needs to have good relationships w/ their neighbors (syria/lebanon) (0:00) /

Celebrations in Havana, Cuba as Cuban rebels led by Fidel Castro take over the city. Citizens marching in the streets carrying 26th of July banners (date in 1953 the coup began). Jubilant throngs of people. Newspaper man selling papers with large headline "Se Fue Batista" indicating that Batista has fled the country. Crowds smashing gambling machines in the streets. Hoards of students streaming from the University of Havana joining the celebrations. U.S. tourists leaving a hotel with packed luggage and taking refuge at the U.S. Embassy (being taken there in U.S. Military cars), and then leaving Havana on airplanes to return to the USA. Rebel fighters with beards entering the city. Views of Fidel Castro, a number of his lieutenants, and rebel fighters somewhere in the mountains. The Cuban flag flying. Location: Havana Cuba. Date: January 1959.

Elian Gonzalez's cousin speaks to the media.

MORE THAN 40-CUBANS FROM THE GRAND CAYMANS WADED ASHORE ON MANASOTA BEACH TODAY. 5 WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, MAINLY SUFFERING FROM EXPOSURE AFTER THEIR BOAT BROKE UP A-HALF-MILE OUT. THE 700-MILE VOYAGE BEGAN IN CUBA, WENT SOUTH TO THE CAYMANS, AND THEN HEADED BACK UP NORTH TO FLORIDA. 40-OTHER REFUGEES WERE BEING PICKED UP OFFSHORE. AS MANY AS 120-REFUGEES COMPLETED THE TRIP, IN 2-BOATS. THE LANDING IS BELIEVED TO THE FARTHEST NORTH ALONG EITHER FLORIDA COAST BY ANY SIZABLE GROUP OF CUBAN MIGRANTS. IT ALSO IS THE LARGEST SINCE LAST FALL'S EXODUS BY SOME 35,000-CUBANS WHO HEADED ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS. MOST WERE PICKED UP AT SEA AND TAKEN TO A REFUGEE CAMP AT THE U.S. NAVY BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, WHERE MOST REMAIN.

people on the Plaza Vieja, Havanna, Cuba

TAPE_NUMBER: EF00/0250 IN_TIME: 22:13:19 LENGTH: 01:07 SOURCES: CBC RESTRICTIONS: No access Canada/ABC/Internet FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: Natural Sound A Cuban diplomat who went into hiding in the Cuban Embassy in Canada has flown back to Cuba. Jose Imperatori spent five days in the embassy after he was expelled from the United States. Imperatori had wanted to be returned to the United States to combat accusations that he was involved in espionage. Canadian officials say Jose Imperatori was in the country illegally because his transit visa had expired but they were unable to arrest him because he had taken refuge in the Cuban embassy in Ottawa. Imperatori left the Cuban Embassy car with diplomatic plates escorted by four Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicles. He had been declared persona non grata by Washington last week for allegedly helping a U-S Immigration Service worker who is accused of spying for Cuba. U-S officials then flew Imperatori to Canada, where he took refuge in the Cuban Embassy. Imperatori is linked to Mariano Faget, a Cuban-born US immigration officer recently arrested for allegedly spying for Havana. The F-B-I said it had watched Mr Faget meet the Washington-based diplomat at a Miami airport bar. Cuba says that the latest dispute between Havana and Washington is a plot between the F-B-I and anti-Castro Cuban exiles to block the return of shipwreck survivor Elian Gonzalez. The Cuban boy, rescued off Florida last November, is at the centre of a highly politicized custody battle between his father in Cuba and relatives in Miami. The Clinton administration has denied any connection between Elian and Imperatori. SHOTLIST: XFA Ottawa, Canada - March 2, 2000 1. Security officers in Cuban Embassy compound 2. Cars drive out of embassy 3. People getting on Cubana aircraft 4. Various views of aircraft taking off?

<p></p>\n<p><b>US-title-42-what-happens-next-5</b></p>\n<p>Approved - </p>\n<p>Emily Smith . Jason Hanna. Sarah Aarthun. Liz Enochs.</p>\n<p><b>7:19 a.m. - adds graphs 16,17,19</b></p>\n<p><b>Title 42 has expired. Here's what happens next</b></p>\n<p><b>By Dakin Andone and Priscilla Alvarez</b></p>\n<p><b>CNN</b></p>\n<p> (CNN) -- The expiration of a pandemic-era public health restriction that will significantly alter several years of US immigration policy has arrived, threatening chaos as an estimated tens of thousands of migrants mass near the US-Mexico border in anticipation. </p>\n<p> Issued during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Title 42 allowed authorities to swiftly turn away migrants at the US borders, ostensibly to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. But that changed late Thursday when the public health emergency and Title 42 lapsed. </p>\n<p> Here's how border crossings could be impacted after the order's expiration:</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>      Title 8 is back in effect</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p> Title 42 allowed border authorities to swiftly turn away migrants encountered at the US-Mexico border, often depriving migrants of the chance to claim asylum and dramatically cutting down on border processing time. But Title 42 also carried almost no legal consequences for migrants crossing, meaning if they were pushed back, they could try to cross again multiple times.</p>\n<p> Now that Title 42 has lifted, the US government is returning to a decades-old section of US code known as Title 8, which Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has warned would carry "more severe" consequences for migrants found to be entering the country without a legal basis.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p> The Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly stressed in recent months that migrants apprehended under Title 8 authority may face a swift deportation process, known as "expedited removal" -- and a ban on reentry for at least five years. Those who make subsequent attempts to enter the US could face criminal prosecution, DHS has said.</p>\n<p> But the processing time for Title 8 can be lengthy, posing a steep challenge for authorities facing a high number of border arrests. By comparison, the processing time under Title 42 hovered around 30 minutes because migrants could be quickly expelled, whereas under Title 8, the process can take over an hour.</p>\n<p> Title 8 allows for migrants to seek asylum, which can be a lengthy and drawn out process that begins with what's called a credible-fear screening by asylum officers before migrants' cases progress through the immigration court system.</p>\n<p> Title 8 has continued to be used alongside Title 42 since the latter's introduction during the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than 1.15 million people apprehended at the southern border under Title 8 in fiscal year 2022, according to US Customs and Border Protection. More than 1.08 million people were expelled under Title 42 at the southern land border during that same period. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>      There's also a new border policy</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p> The administration is also rolling out new, strict policy measures following the lifting of Title 42 that will go into effect this week. </p>\n<p> That includes putting into place a new asylum rule that will largely bar migrants who passed through another country from seeking asylum in the US. The rule, proposed earlier this year, will presume migrants are ineligible for asylum in the US if they didn't first seek refuge in a country they transited through, like Mexico, on the way to the border. Migrants who secure an appointment through the CBP One app will be exempt, according to officials. </p>\n<p> If migrants are found ineligible for asylum, they could be removed through the speedy deportation process, known as "expedited removal," that would bar them from the US for five years.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p> The administration also plans to return Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians and Nicaraguans to Mexico if they cross the border unlawfully, marking the first time the US has sent non-Mexican nationals back across the border.</p>\n<p> The new asylum rule is already facing a legal challenge as the ACLU and other immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit overnight Thursday in an effort to block the policy.</p>\n<p> "The Biden administration's new ban places vulnerable asylum seekers in grave danger and violates U.S. asylum laws. We've been down this road before with Trump," said Katrina Eiland, managing attorney with the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, in a statement. "The asylum bans were cruel and illegal then, and nothing has changed now."</p>\n<p> Senior administration officials have stressed the actions are necessary to encourage people to use lawful pathways to come to the US. That includes parole programs for eligible nationalities to apply to enter the US and expanding access to an app for migrants to make an appointment to present themselves at a port of entry. </p>\n<p> The advocates' lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Northern District of California, cites issues with the CBP One app used for scheduling asylum appointments, including some migrants' lack of resources to get a smartphone and the absence of adequate internet access to use the app, along with language and literacy barriers.</p>\n<p> The State Department plans to open about 100 regional processing centers in the Western hemisphere where migrants can apply to come to the US, though the timeline for those is unclear.</p>\n<p> "We have, however, coupled this with a robust set of consequences for noncitizens who, despite having these options available to them, continue to cross unlawfully at the border," a senior administration official told reporters Tuesday.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TEASE--</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Thursday</p>\n<p>Washington</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Alejandro Mayorkas</p>\n<p>U.S. Homeland Security Secretary</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>

The Cuban Revolution against Batista in years 1957-1958. A Cuban Revolutionary writes a note to be taken across by Fidel Castro's courier. A soldier watches as a courier gets onto a horse and rides away. Refuge area for the rebels in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. A professional Communist from Argentina, Ernesto Che Guevara, joins Fidel Castro's men. He rides a horse as he smokes a cigarette and talks to another man. Soldiers clean and prepare arms and ammunition, they make bombs. Castro's rebels bomb buses and railroad trains. Charred cars and trucks. Buildings on fire from rebel guerrilla strikes. Oil tanks and factories set on fire by them. Black smoke arises from fires as firefighters try to put out fires. Men on horses cross a stream as they bring supplies. Castro talks to new recruits and pro-communists. Celia Sanchez, who was part of the Moncada Barracks attack, talks to a rebel. Che Guevara smokes a cigar as he inspects rockets. Soldiers ready the rocket. Soldiers sit and talk, climb uphill on foot and on horses. Soldiers inside a dimly lit camp. The rebels attack and fire. A rebel doctor operates upon a soldier in a make shift operating room. The rebels attack and fight police and Cuban military forces loyal to Batista. Soldiers fire in standing and prone positions. Soldiers walk down a path in the jungle. They gather around a man seated on the ground as he takes notes. Women rebels take pictures of prisoners for publicity purposes. A rebel with a camera. 1958: Batista's men search for Castro. Soldiers walk uphill and cross a stream. A soldier in a deserted village. People near wrecked buildings and houses. A woman soldier speaks into a microphone for the rebel radio. A man adjusts the knob of a portable transistor radio. Location: Cuba. Date: 1957.

Elian Gonzalez's father is seen being escorted by police.

SEVERAL SENATORS COMMENT ON CUBA.

4K video stock footage filmed at Cuba on February 2020

4K video stock footage filmed at Cuba on February 2020

TAPE_NUMBER: EF00/0883 IN_TIME: 07:39:46 - 09:03:33 LENGTH: 01:11 SOURCES: WLTV RESTRICTIONS: FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: Span/Eng/Nat XFA Two Cuban doctors, who were jailed in Zimbabwe for more than a month after defecting during a medical mission, arrived in Miami on Monday after nearly a month's temporary refuge in Sweden. Thirty-one-year-old Leonel Cordova Rodriguez and 25-year-old Noris Pena Martinez arrived after leaving Stockholm on a morning flight, with stopovers in Switzerland and New York. About 30 people were at the airport to welcome the doctors with cheers and the Cuban national anthem. Rodriguez and Martinez were in Zimbabwe on a medical mission when they sought refuge at the Canadian and U-S embassies in Harare, which referred them to the Office of the U-N High Commissioner for Refugees. But the Cubans disappeared on June 2, the day of their hearing before a Zimbabwean asylum committee. The doctors accused Zimbabwean security officers of kidnapping them and of helping Cuban diplomats who tried to force them on a flight to Havana. Air France refused to let them board during a stopover in South Africa after the doctors slipped a note to a crew member saying they were kidnap victims. The doctors were returned to Zimbabwe and jailed, while the U-N refugee agency demanded their release under international law. Cuba said the doctors betrayed the medical mission to aid Zimbabwe's health service but denied any involvement in the alleged kidnapping. The pair arrived in Stockholm on July 8 after the office of the U-N-H-C-R negotiated their release from jail. Swedish immigration authorities issued them two-month visas while they applied for refugee status in the United States. Their refugee status, which was granted just over a week ago, will allow them to apply for permanent residency after one year in the United States. The Cuban-American National Foundation, a Miami-based group that is a staunch opponent of President Fidel Castro, has pledged to help the pair find jobs in the United States. Martinez, a dentist, and Rodriguez, a physician, are hoping to find work as assistants in their fields. Both plan to go through the lengthy process of getting their Cuban degrees revalidated in the United States. Martinez plans to stay with her second cousin who helped lead efforts in the local Cuban exile community on behalf of the doctors. Rodriguez said that his family in Cuba was kicked out of their home because of his defection. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) "Here in this country, they received us with open arms." SUPERCAPTION: Noris Pena Martinez, Doctor SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) "I share my sympathy with all Cubans. We wish everyone could share this moment with us." SUPERCAPTION: Leonel Cordoba, Doctor SOUNDBITE: (English) "I feel really fine now. The entire trip was very exhausting but very exciting too, you know, because we were expecting to stay with our friends, our family." SUPERCAPTION: Leonel Cordoba, Doctor SHOTLIST: Miami, Florida - 7 August 2000 1. Doctors with family members, walking through airport 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Noris Pena Martinez, Doctor 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Leonel Cordoba, Doctor 4. Doctors surrounded by press 5. Officials pushing back media 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Leonel Cordoba, Doctor 7. Doctors with family members, walking away from media?