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Hundreds of Cubans Crowd Into Tapachula for the CBP One Program, Wanting To Get to the US Before Trump Takes Over

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 26 November 2024 — Cuban Yunier Pérez Valdés is confident of being in the United States before Donald Trump assumes power on January 20 and, as he threatened, starts mass deportations. “I’m against the clock,” he tells 14ymedio. His sister María Elena and her brother-in-law arrived in Tijuana, the border … Continue reading “Hundreds of Cubans Crowd Into Tapachula for the CBP One Program, Wanting To Get to the US Before Trump Takes Over”

At Least a Thousand Cubans Are Among the Migrants Stranded in Tapachula Due to Delays in Procedures

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 9 October 2024 — The delay in the response to appointments through the CBP One application keeps Cubans Alexander Mori and Bárbara García stranded since August in Tapachula, Chiapas. “Several Venezuelans received the answer in four days, but I, who carried out the procedure two months ago, have not had … Continue reading “At Least a Thousand Cubans Are Among the Migrants Stranded in Tapachula Due to Delays in Procedures”

Diaz-Canel Will Be at the Summit in Mexico To Talk About the Cuban Migrants in Tapachula

EFE (via 14ymedio), Mexico City, October 18, 2023 — The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmed on Wednesday the attendance of the leaders of Cuba, Colombia, Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela, Ecuador and Guatemala at the summit on migration next Sunday in Chiapas, a state on the southern border of Mexico. “Attending will be the presidents … Continue reading “Diaz-Canel Will Be at the Summit in Mexico To Talk About the Cuban Migrants in Tapachula”

At Least 16,000 Cubans Are Stranded in Tapachula, Mexico, Waiting for an Immigration Response

14ymedio, Mexico, 7 September 2023 — Yumara has been stuck for 22 days in Tapachula, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala. This Thursday she went to the offices of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) to find out if she was approved for the “supplementary protection” that guarantees being … Continue reading “At Least 16,000 Cubans Are Stranded in Tapachula, Mexico, Waiting for an Immigration Response”

After Five Months in Tapachula, Mexico for a Safe-Conduct, a Cuban from Cienfuegos Despairs

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico, 5 July 2022 — José Luis has been in the city of Tapachula, Mexico, in the border state of Chiapas with Guatemala, for almost five months. On February 11, he went his appointment at the delegation of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (Comar) to request refugee status. “They gave me an appointment … Continue reading “After Five Months in Tapachula, Mexico for a Safe-Conduct, a Cuban from Cienfuegos Despairs”

“We’ll See if We See Each Other Again,” the Last Message Her Daughter Sent Her Before She Disappeared in Mexico

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico city, 12 March 2025 — Margarita Bravo has not heard from her daughter, Meiling Álvarez Bravo, 40, and her grandson, Samei Armando Reyes Álvarez, 14, for 81 days, and the Cuban consulate in Mexico, to which she appealed, asked her to “stay strong.” The two of them, along with four other … Continue reading ““We’ll See if We See Each Other Again,” the Last Message Her Daughter Sent Her Before She Disappeared in Mexico”

For About 230 Dollars a Month, Mexico Hires Cubans and Other Migrants To Fumigate Against Dengue Fever

The Chiapas government includes them in the “junk and vector removal” program. 14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 13 March 2025 — The state of Chiapas, in Mexico, hired 390 migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras and Haiti as fumigators to stop the spread of diseases that increased last year, such as dengue, malaria, Zika and … Continue reading “For About 230 Dollars a Month, Mexico Hires Cubans and Other Migrants To Fumigate Against Dengue Fever”

Migrants in Mexico Search for a Plan B Now That Humanitarian Parole Has Been Cancelled

14ymedio, Sergio Castro Bibriesca, Mexico City, 21 January 2025 — “It was heartbreaking to hear that he fulfilled the threat,” says Gabriela Hernández, director of Casa Tochan, a shelter for migrants in Mexico City, about the cancellation this Monday of the CBP One mobile application, which allowed migrants of any nationality to enter the United … Continue reading “Migrants in Mexico Search for a Plan B Now That Humanitarian Parole Has Been Cancelled”

The CBP One ‘App’ That Allowed Cubans To Enter the United States Has Been Canceled

Trump announced in his inaugural address his plans to carry out mass deportations and militarize the border EFE/14ymedio, Washington/Madrid, 20 January 2025 — The CBP One mobile application, which allowed migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti to enter the United States through Mexico, stopped working this Monday, according to the Office of Customs and … Continue reading “The CBP One ‘App’ That Allowed Cubans To Enter the United States Has Been Canceled”

Mexico Rejects Migrants’ Request for Refuge, a Cuban Man Denounces

The Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid reports that the number of applications decreased in 2024, with 78,975, including 17,884 citizens from the Island. 14ymedio/EFE, Mexico City, 8 January 2025 — The Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid (Comar in Spanish)) claims that applications from migrants fell by almost 44% in 2024. According to official figures, it … Continue reading “Mexico Rejects Migrants’ Request for Refuge, a Cuban Man Denounces”

A ‘Coyote’ Abandons 25 Cubans in an Area of Mexico Controlled by Narcos

14ymedio, Mexico City, 3 January 2024 — A coyote abandoned 25 Cubans on Thursday in the trailer of a cargo truck on a road in the Ignacio Zaragoza ejido, in the municipality of Suchiate, Chiapas, bordering Guatemala. The migrants were rescued by state police, who after a medical check-up, handed them over to the Immigrant … Continue reading “A ‘Coyote’ Abandons 25 Cubans in an Area of Mexico Controlled by Narcos”

Cubans Have Become the Second Largest Nationality To Solicit Asylum in Mexico

From January to November of this year, 16,376 Cuban nationals have requested asylum, a total of 22% of all cases 14ymedio, Mexico, 5 December 2024 — According to statistics from the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR ) published this Tuesday, from January to November of this year, 16,376 Cubans formally applied for asylum, a … Continue reading “Cubans Have Become the Second Largest Nationality To Solicit Asylum in Mexico”

In Cuba, a Pound of Pork Reaches 1,000 Pesos a Few Weeks Before the Christmas Holidays

The price of meat has always worked as a thermometer to measure the state of the domestic economy. 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 24 November 2024 — It became so common on Cuban tables that someone proposed to remove from the national shield the Cuban tocororo, that bird that few have seen, to replace it … Continue reading “In Cuba, a Pound of Pork Reaches 1,000 Pesos a Few Weeks Before the Christmas Holidays”

Mexican ‘Coyotes’ Promote Themselves on TikTok To Attract Cubans Who Seek To Reach the United States

A VIP trip from the Cuba to the Mexican state of Chiapas can cost between $5,000 and $7,000 per person. 14ymedio, Mexico City, 31 October 2024 — A VIP trip from Cuba to the Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala, can cost Cubans leaving the Island between 5,000 and 7,000 dollars per … Continue reading “Mexican ‘Coyotes’ Promote Themselves on TikTok To Attract Cubans Who Seek To Reach the United States”

Judas Tadeo, Patron Saint of Lost Causes, Works Overtime in Cuba

This October 28th, we ask for help for lost rafters, to obtain parole or to rebuild a home 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez / Natalia López Moya, Havana, 29 October 2024 — Some advanced along San Nicolás Street and others approached by Rayo, in Centro Habana, to the church of San Nicolás de Bari and San … Continue reading “Judas Tadeo, Patron Saint of Lost Causes, Works Overtime in Cuba”