Disappointment and a Little Hope Among Cubans in the US With I-220As After a Ruling by an Atlanta Court

The ruling compels a review of the case of two Cuban women whose applications for permanent residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act were denied. 14ymedio, Madrid, 24 February 2025 — Frustration is the feeling most widespread among groups of migrants residing in the US with I-220A status [also known as parole]. Awaiting a decision from … Continue reading “Disappointment and a Little Hope Among Cubans in the US With I-220As After a Ruling by an Atlanta Court”

Cubans With I-220A Visas Are Among the 75,000 Migrants With No Criminal Record Detained This Year

Data published by NBC News refutes the official version that only “murderers, rapists and gang members” are deported. 14ymedio, Havana, December 8, 2025 / More than 75,000 migrants with no criminal record, including several Cubans, have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the first nine months of the Trump administration. The figure, … Continue reading “Cubans With I-220A Visas Are Among the 75,000 Migrants With No Criminal Record Detained This Year”

The US arrests 10 Cubans with I-220A and sends them to Alligator Alcatraz

Jhon Eduardo Hernández, Denis Durán Dávila and Hermes Sánchez López were arrested after appearing in Immigration Court in Miami. 14ymedio, Havana, 11 July  2025 — “If he’s deported to Cuba, he’ll kill himself,” says the wife of Cuban Jhon Eduardo Hernández, who was arrested last Wednesday after going to the immigration court in Miami and … Continue reading “The US arrests 10 Cubans with I-220A and sends them to Alligator Alcatraz”

Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar Scores a Victory With the Release of a Cuban with an I-220A

Former political prisoner Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca and his wife say they are “at risk for having entered the country under humanitarian parole.” 14ymedio, Havana, 29 March 2025 — Laura de la Caridad González Sánchez, one of the Cubans with an I-220A Form who were arrested in Miami by the Office of Immigration and Customs … Continue reading “Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar Scores a Victory With the Release of a Cuban with an I-220A”

“I’m Afraid They’ll Send Me to Texas,” Says a Detained Cuban Woman With an I-220A

Miami media reports that at least six migrant women from the island are on their way to San Diego, California. 14ymedio, Madrid, 18 March 2025 — The number of Cuban migrants detained in the United States with Form I-220A* has increased in recent days. The most recent case, that of Beatriz Monteagudo, came to light … Continue reading ““I’m Afraid They’ll Send Me to Texas,” Says a Detained Cuban Woman With an I-220A”

Surveillance Is Tightened on Migrants Who Received the I-220A Form When Entering the United States

Verifications could include visits to the migrant’s residence and calls to check on their status. 14ymedio, Havana, 14 March 2025 — The United States Department of Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) has increased the use of the Intensive Appearance Monitoring Program (ISAP) – a migration control mechanism – for those who have received the I-220A … Continue reading “Surveillance Is Tightened on Migrants Who Received the I-220A Form When Entering the United States”

Options Are Sought To Get Cubans With I-220A Status Out of Legal Limbo

14ymedio, Havana, 22 January 2025 — Cubans who entered the United States irregularly and received I-220A status have not, for the moment, been mentioned by Donald Trump in his crusade against migration, which includes the cancellation of the CBP One Mobile App and the suspension of Humanitarian Parole. Although they have not yet had their … Continue reading “Options Are Sought To Get Cubans With I-220A Status Out of Legal Limbo”

The U.S. Has Deported Nearly 500 Cubans to Mexico in the Last Month, an Activist Reports

“They are people who have been left in limbo,” says Luis Rey García Villagrán. 14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, March 19, 2026 – Mexico City / In Tapachula there are nearly 500 Cubans deported by the U.S. who have been “abandoned in the early morning over the last month in different locations,” reports Luis Rey García Villagrán, … Continue reading “The U.S. Has Deported Nearly 500 Cubans to Mexico in the Last Month, an Activist Reports”

Cubans in Nicaragua: “This Is a Poor Country, but at Least It Has the Simple Things in Life.

The Central American country goes from being a stepping stone to the US to a destination where people can settle 14ymedio, Madrid, 14ymedio, February 25, 2026 — A discreet and quiet wave of Cubans has been arriving in Nicaragua for the past year. This time they are not just passing through; they are not coming … Continue reading “Cubans in Nicaragua: “This Is a Poor Country, but at Least It Has the Simple Things in Life.”

Neither Meek nor Apolitical, Cubans of Generation Z Are at the Forefront of Discontent on the Island

The clash between these young people and power is inevitable and is getting closer every day. 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, 20 October 2025 — For several years now, they have positioned themselves at the center of popular protest and rebellion in Cuba. Born between the mid-1990s and 2010, they are known as Generation Z and are … Continue reading “Neither Meek nor Apolitical, Cubans of Generation Z Are at the Forefront of Discontent on the Island”

US Deports a Cuban Gang Member and Four Other Convicts to the African Kingdom of Eswatini

The spokesperson for the African country says that Roberto Mosquera Del Peral and those expelled from Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Vietnam are in transit. 14ymedio, Havana, 16 July 2025 — The US government resumed deportation flights to third countries on Tuesday with the expulsion to Eswatini of Cuban Roberto Mosquera Del Peral and four other … Continue reading “US Deports a Cuban Gang Member and Four Other Convicts to the African Kingdom of Eswatini”

The Miami Political Asylum Hearing for Cuban Oscar Casanella Continues Without a Verdict

The defense will submit its briefs for the conclusion of the summary on July 11. 14ymedio, Miami, June 24, 2025 — Cuban scientist Oscar Casanella, a member of the San Isidro Movement (MSI), had his political asylum hearing in Miami on Tuesday, three years after arriving as an exile in the United States. After the … Continue reading “The Miami Political Asylum Hearing for Cuban Oscar Casanella Continues Without a Verdict”

Miami Migration Detains a Cuban Judoka Who ‘Deserted’ in 2022

“If they deport him, what future will he have in Cuba?” said Heriberto Rivero Carrera’s partner. 14ymedio, Havana, 20 June 2025 — Uncertainty reigns in the family of Cuban judoka Heriberto Rivero Carrera, who deserted in 2022 in Mexico. The 29-year-old was arrested last Friday after attending the preliminary asylum court in Miami, and his … Continue reading “Miami Migration Detains a Cuban Judoka Who ‘Deserted’ in 2022”

‘We Will Continue To Deport,’ Trump’s Spokeswoman Replies

The president is considering offering a “stipend” and a return ticket to migrants to leave the US. 14ymedio, Madrid, 16 April 2025 — The White House’s reaction to a Boston judge’s decision to suspend the revocation of the Humanitarian Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans was as expected. “I spoke with the White … Continue reading “‘We Will Continue To Deport,’ Trump’s Spokeswoman Replies”

A Judge Suspends Deportation of Thousands of Cubans and Other ‘Parole’ Beneficiaries

14ymedio, Madrid, 15 April 2025 — A US federal judge temporarily blocked the cancellation of the Humanitarian Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. Indira Talwani, a magistrate in Boston, has ruled that the Government cannot abruptly end protection measures “pending a new court order.” The conclusions also include a decision to suspend all … Continue reading “A Judge Suspends Deportation of Thousands of Cubans and Other ‘Parole’ Beneficiaries”