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Senior Cuban Official is in Arizona After Requesting Asylum in the U.S.

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Cuba's Deputy Labor Minister is reportedly in Arizona and has applied for asylum in the United States through the CBP One application. Juan Carlos Santana Novoa is currently in Nogales, Arizona, and released in the country while he waits for an immigration appointment, according to Venezuelan outlet Tal Cual Digital.

The outlet added that at least four other officials from Cuba's Communist Party have also applied for asylum in the country.

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