Exclusive-U.S., Cuba to hold high-level migration talks in Washington

FILE PHOTO: Cuban migrants are detained by a U.S. Border Patrol agent as they turn themselves in to request asylum, after crossing into El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

American and Cuban officials are due to meet in Washington on Thursday to discuss migration concerns, people familiar with the matter said, in the highest-level formal U.S. talks with Havana since President Joe Biden took office last year.

The meeting comes at a time when Biden's administration is grappling with rising numbers of migrants attempting to cross the U.S. border from Mexico, with Cubans making up a growing portion of them.