Brazil intercepts 108 Cuban immigrants amid growing asylum applications

Brazilian police intercepted 108 Cuban nationals being smuggled into the country in a single operation. The incident is part of a growing trend of undocumented immigration from Cuba to Brazil. The operation, described as a "rescue" to disrupt human trafficking and irregular migration, was the largest humanitarian rescue operation ever recorded in a single incident in Roraima, a state in the Amazon rainforest. A "large portion" of Cubans are using Guyana as a gateway to enter Brazil.