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Article: Cuba travel ban cases have large backlog, lack judges
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- December 17, 2001
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WASHINGTON - Nine years after Congress granted the right to civil
hearings for anyone accused of violating the Cuba travel ban, no
judges have been hired and no hearings have been held.
As of September, 357 cases were pending, some of which date to
1995, said a congressional aide, who provided the figure on
condition of anonymity. Piano tuner Ben Treuhaft, for example, has
waited for his day in court since being accused in 1996 of illegally
traveling to the communist island.
The Treasury Department, which oversees the ban, did not respond
to repeated requests for details about the backlog or how many cases
have been resolved without hearings.
The department said its Office of Foreign Assets ...