Cuba blames U.S. for continued exodus but says it's open to receive more deportations

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A top Cuban official said the country is willing to increase the amount of deportees is currently receiving from the U.S., a top official told CBS News, while also blaming the country for the continued exodus from the island, immersed in an economic crisis.

Concretely, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossio told the outlet that Cuba can accommodate more than one deportation flight a month, which is the current pace its receiving.