With cries of "Libertad!" the first refugees fly out
Tired and pale-faced, they straggled into the air terminal shortly after sunrise and headed for the immigration desks. Each one of the 157 visitors carried a new gray Cuban passport, but little else. As they waited in line, some broke into chants of "Libertad! Libertad!" (Liberty) and "Abajo, Fidel!" (Down with Fidel). "I've been standing in line waiting for something all my life," said a 22-year-old man. "This, I hope, is my last line."
Such was the scene at Juan Santamaria Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, one morning last week as...
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