Thousands of Cubans are planning to migrate to the United States, and the numbers have been staggering. The latest figures are reportedly the biggest since 1994.

Miami Herald revealed that about 180 migrants have traveled from Costa Rica to El Salvador so far this year. These migrants have plans to proceed to the United States. The first among 8,000 Cuban migrants reportedly arrived in Laredo, Texas.

The migrants previously spent several months stranded in Costa Rica after Nicaraguan authorities closed the border in November 2013. Ecuador and Costa Rica ceased providing visas to Cubans, who wanted to get to the US before the country changes its migration rules as relations with Cuba break down. At present, Cubans only need to arrive in the US to enter. However, Nicaragua attacked the American policy for triggering thousands of Cubans to migrate.

Based on the same Miami Herald report, the Central American leaders eventually agreed to fly thousands of Cubans to El Salvador where they will move on by land to Mexico and allowed to cross.

The first 180 individuals were included in the pilot program, who traveled to Mexico and crossed the US border in smaller groups. The Cubans stated that they were well-treated in Mexico. They paid for their own flights and other modes of transportation to reach the US.

The pilot program will be evaluated in the following days as more migrants use the same route and mode. Kathya Rodriguez, migration director of Costa Rica, assessed that 28 more flights will be required to transfer all stranded Cubans.

Fox News Latino reported that dozens of Cubans are waiting outside a social services agency that provides aid to immigrants and refugees. They were looking forward to transferring to the US, saying that it is impossible to make a living and get ahead in Cuba. The last time that Miami has witnessed such a huge influx of Cuban migrants was in 1994, which resulted in the US policy of rejecting individuals who fled the island and were intercepted at sea.

The Pew Research Center obtained data from the US Customs and Border Protection, which showed that 43,159 Cubans entered the US in the fiscal year 2015, which was a 78 percent rise compared to the total in 2014. Most Cuban migrants entered via the Texas-Mexico border while almost 10,000 entered via Miami. In 1994, 35,000 Cubans traveled from Cuba to Florida. People have become concerned by the surge of Cubans in Miami.

More updates and details on the huge Cuban migration are expected soon.