Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: The White House has said there is no evidence of unfitness, and the father's lawyer, Gregory Craig, said the ''outrageous'' allegations were a sign the Miami relatives were getting desperate. It was unclear if American authorities would give the Cubans the 28 visas they have proposed.

were