English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
The thousands of Cubans who reside in the country remain, as well as 53 doctors on an international mission EFE/14ymedio, Port-au-Prince, 22 April 2024 — The Government of Cuba, on Sunday night, “successfully” concluded the repatriation of the 248 citizens who had been stranded in Haiti for more than a month due to the serious … Continue reading “Authorities Finalize the Repatriation of Cubans Stranded in Haiti”
14ymedio, Madrid, 21 March 2024 — After two weeks without a word about the fate of the Cubans trapped in Haiti, the Cuban Embassy in Port-au-Prince announced on Wednesday that the plan for their return has been designed, but there is no scheduled date as long as the Toussaint Louverture airport remains closed, in the … Continue reading “Havana Has Plans To Repatriate the Cubans Stranded in Haiti but With No Set Date”
14ymedio, Havana, 5 April 2024 — With a return plan promised two weeks ago by the Government and still not completed, Cubans stranded in Haiti since February no longer want to “wait calmly.” A video published on social networks by a representative of the group attempts to pressure the Island’s authorities to take more forceful … Continue reading “‘Every Country Except Cuba Has Evacuated Its Citizens From Haiti’”
14ymedio, Havana, 13 March 2024 — The Cuban mules’ fear of being trapped in the crossfire of the Haitian gangs – as happened days ago with more than 250 visitors who were shopping in that country and of whom it is not known if they have managed to return to Cuba – has forced these … Continue reading “Faced With the Upsurge in Violence in Haiti, Cuban ‘Mules’ Are Looking for Alternative Markets”
14ymedio, Madrid, 7 March 2024 — Some 258 Cubans remain stranded in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The flight that was supposed to leave for Havana last Thursday, February 29, was hit by gunfire from armed gangs that have the country in a state of suspension. Haiti is a destination coveted by mules for their … Continue reading “Dozens of Cuban ‘Mules’ Are Trapped in Haiti Due to the Crisis of Violence”
EFE (via 14ymedio), Tapachula, 15 February 2024 — Tens of thousands of Cubans remain stranded on the southern border of Mexico without receiving a response about their immigration procedures, stated the Center for Human Dignity (CDH), which defends migrants. Tapachula, on the border of Mexico with Guatemala, has become a “great funnel” and a “bottleneck” … Continue reading “Tens of Thousands of Cubans Are Stranded on Mexico’s Southern Border Hoping To Be ‘Regularized’”
EFE/14ymedio, Palenque/Tapachula (Mexico)/Madrid | October 23, 2023 — The migration summit of Mexico and other Latin American countries concluded this Sunday with a joint statement that rejected “coercive measures,” promised to respect the human right to migrate and requested more legal alternatives for migration. “[We agree] to urge the countries of origin, transit and destination … Continue reading “The Mexico Summit Points Out That the Measures for Cubans and Others Stimulate Irregular Migration”
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”
14ymedio, Mexico, 20 February 2023 — A group of around 80 Cubans who were trying to fly to Nicaragua were stranded on Sunday night in Havana’s José Martí International Airport when they were prevented from boarding flight VB-317, operated by Viva Aerobus, to Cancún where they had a layover before continuing to Managua. “It was … Continue reading “‘You Won’t Be Flying’, and 80 Cubans on Their Way to Nicaragua Remained in Havana”
14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico, January 2, 2023 — Miami is the target of Rolando and his wife Yaimaris. In this region in southeastern Florida they hope to achieve a better future for their seven-year-old daughter, because on the Island “the situation gets worse every day.” This Cuban couple spent 48 hours in a detention center … Continue reading “283,189 Cubans Crossed to the U.S. in 2022, an Average of 775 Per Day”
14ymedio, Lorey Saman, Mexico, August 4, 2021 — Refugee applications by Cubans in Mexico continue to grow strongly and already exceed last year’s figures. In the first six months of 2021, there were 6,446 petitions, compared to 5,778 during all of 2020. According to the latest statistics published by the National Refugees Commission of Mexico (COMAR), Cuba … Continue reading “In the First Six Months of 2021 More Cubans Arrived in Mexico than in the Entire Previous Year”
14ymedio, Lorey Saman, Mexico, August 6, 2021 — The Colombian National Navy intercepted a boat carrying 18 undocumented Cubans in the Gulf of Urabá, in the north of the country, El Tiempo newspaper reported this Friday. This area of the Caribbean Sea, which connects towns such as Necoclí and Capurganá, is a necessary route for … Continue reading “Colombian Authorities Intercept 18 Cubans in the Gulf of Uraba”
14ymedio, Lorey Saman, Mexico, 29 January 2021 — More than 100 Cubans have been stranded for 23 days in the Colombian border municipality of Necoclí, in the department of Antioquia, along with hundreds of Haitians, Venezuelans and other migrants. They are waiting to be transported by boat to a point in Panama in order to … Continue reading “Cubans and Other Migrants in a Critical Situation at the Frontier of Colombia and Panama”
14ymedio, Mexico, 5 October 2020 — Cubans continue to enter Mexico from the south despite the closure of the borders of the Central American countries due to the pandemic. So far this year, 4,174 have already requested asylum, according to the latest data published by the National Commission for Refugees (Comar). As of last month, … Continue reading “Thousands of Cubans Continue to Seek Refuge on Mexico’s Southern Border”
14ymedio, Mario J. Pentón, Miami, 16 February 2018 — The requests from Cubans seeking refuge in Chile have multiplied by a factor of thirty in a single year. According to the information provided to this newspaper by Chile’s Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, 1,603 Cubans requested that status at land borders in 2017. The previous … Continue reading “Cubans Form "Tremendous Lines" on the Borders of Chile”
