Cuba and U.S. Agree on Deportation of Cuban Inmates from U.S. After Kidnapping

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Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
16
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 
On December 19, 1999, U.S. officials ended a hostage standoff at a detention facility in St. Martinville, Louisiana after it reached an agreement with the Cuban Government that allowed the U.S. to deport seven Cuban inmates at the center of the uprising to Cuba.