English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
14medio, Havana, June 8, 2022 — The Panamanian authorities have extended the transit visa requirement for Cubans passing through their territory for three months, until this coming September. This measure, in force since March 8, caused hundreds of people to camp for several days in front of that country’s embassy in Havana. The new decree, … Continue reading “Panama Extends the Transit Visa Requirement for Cubans”
EFE/14ymedio, Havana 17 March 2022 — The Government of Panama has established a new norm for Cuban citizens that exempts them from the obligation to carry a visa to travel through the territory of that Central American country upon their return to the Island. Under the signature of the Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo, and the Minister … Continue reading “Panama Exempts From Transit Visas Cubans Who Return to the Island”
14ymedio/EFE, Madrid, July 17, 2023 — Cubans who have been living in Panama irregularly for at least a year can, like other foreigners in the same situation, obtain a “temporary protection permit” beginning on Monday. As announced by the Panamanian National Migration Service (SNM) on Friday, the permit will give immigration status for a period … Continue reading “Panama Will Give Two-Year Residence Permits to Cubans and Other Irregular Migrants”
14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 10 March 2022 — The situation at the Panamanian Embassy in Havana has worsened 24 hours after the chaos generated this Wednesday after it was learned that the country had begun requesting transit visas from Cubans. Hundreds of people arrived at the entrance of the consulate yesterday to find out … Continue reading “Police Surround Panama’s Embassy in Cuba to Control the Crowd”
14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 9 March 2022 — Hundreds of people surrounded the Embassy of Panama in Havana from early in the morning, shortly after the news broke that the country had begun to require transit visas from Cubans. The Police had to evacuate the surroundings and form a cordon to prevent the crowd from getting … Continue reading “Panama Yields in Part to the Demands of Cubans Protesting in Front of its Embassy”
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”
More than thirty Cubans have sought refuge in Panama from the National Office for Refugee Care, according to a statement from the National Migration Service of that country. The 34 migrants, who were part of the Controlled Flow operation, which the Panamanian government is implement to confront the migratory crisis in the region, are in … Continue reading “More Than 30 Cuban Migrants Seek Refugee Status in Panama”
14ymedio, Miami, 6 September 2018 – More than 100 Cubans have been expelled from Panama so far this year, according to figures revealed by the National Immigration Service to 14ymedio. Cubans occupy fifth place in the number of nationals expelled, deported or voluntarily returned, surpassed only by Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. According … Continue reading “Cubans and Venezuelans Among The Most Detained and Expelled From Panama”
14ymedio, Mario Penton, 17 March 2018 — The website of the Panamanian Government for visa procedures has collapsed due to extremely high demand, especially from Cubans and Venezuelans. Javier Carrillo, the Migration Director General, has confirmed this to 14ymedio. “We set up this site to offer 50 daily appointments in our Havana consulate, but demand … Continue reading “No More Appointments For Visas To Panama Until The End Of May”
14ymedio, Havana, 26 November 2015 — Ecuador will require visas from Cuban citizens seeking to enter the country as of December 1, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Xavier Lasso speaking at a press conference. This exception in the Ecuadorian immigration law is intended to discourage the Cuban migration, which has surged in recent months and … Continue reading “Ecuador Will Require Visas From Cubans as of December 1st / 14ymedio”
14ymedio, Havana, 14 November 2015 — Costa Rica agreed to grant humanitarian visas to more than a thousand Cubans who have been held at the border with Panama for some days, according to a report this Saturday in El Nuevo Herald. The announcement was made Friday night by the Costa Rican government, which clarifies that the … Continue reading “Costa Rica Agrees To Give Safe Conduct To Cubans Detained On The Border With Panama / 14ymedio”
14ymedio, Madrid, 28 September 2023 — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of national emergency due to the high number of migrants passing through the Central American nation. “The number of people who arrive exceeds the institutional support available to serve them,” said Deputy Minister of the Presidency Jorge Rodríguez, at a press … Continue reading “Costa Rica Declares a State of Emergency Due to the Avalanche of Migrants, Many of Them Cubans”
14ymedio, Mexico, 3 October 2023 — Thousands of Cubans, mostly young people, have arrived in Tapachula, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in the last week. Among them is George, who has been sleeping since last Thursday, along with his cousin, in a tent in the ecological park of the city on the border with … Continue reading “In a Month, 2,730 Cubans Who Entered Through Guatemala Applied for Refuge in Mexico”
EFE / Moncho Torres (via 14ymedio), Havana/Panama City, 12 April 2023 — Cuba and the United States will discuss “important and determining” issues in the round of immigration talks that take place this Wednesday in Washington, according to the Deputy General Director for the United States of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), Johana … Continue reading “Cuba Says It Will Address ‘Important’ Issues in Wednesday’s Immigration Talks With the United States”
14ymedio, Madrid, 16 June 2022 — The migration crisis that Cuba has suffered since the end of last year is exceeding the worst forecasts. According to data recently published by the US Department of Customs and Border Protection, in the last eight months, since the beginning of the US fiscal year, on October 1, 2021, … Continue reading “With the Arrival of 171,080 Cubans to the US, the Biden Administration Breaks a Historical Record”
