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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”

The Presidency of Cuba Announces that Díaz-Canel Is Visiting Mexico for the Fifth Time Since 2018

The Island needs Mexican oil in exchange for thousands of doctors 14ymedio/EFE, Madrid, 30 September 2024 — This Sunday, Miguel Díaz-Canel was the first president to arrive in Mexico for the inauguration of the incoming president Claudia Sheinbaum, which will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1, four months after she was elected as the successor … Continue reading “The Presidency of Cuba Announces that Díaz-Canel Is Visiting Mexico for the Fifth Time Since 2018”

A Cuban Baseball Player Expelled for Life Participates in a Softball Cup in Ciego De Ávila

14ymedio, Havana, 23 August 2024 — The Cuban baseball player Alfredo Fadraga, who was suspended for life for an escape attempt in Mexico in 2022, reappeared in the Omar Carrero in Memoriam Cup that was held in Ciego de Ávila. The Avileño defended the colors of the Rangers, in the softball tournament, unofficial and organized … Continue reading “A Cuban Baseball Player Expelled for Life Participates in a Softball Cup in Ciego De Ávila”

Cuban Migrants Are Anxiously Waiting in Chiapas To Request Their CBP One Appointments

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 8 August 2024 — Last Friday, in the company of his sister and uncle, the Cuban Yeison Cedeño López went to the offices of the Mexican Refugee Assistance Commission (COMAR) of Tapachulas, in the state of Chiapas, to apply for asylum from the Mexican Government. The officials, however, warned him … Continue reading “Cuban Migrants Are Anxiously Waiting in Chiapas To Request Their CBP One Appointments”

Cuban Migrants Will Be Able To Get Their US ‘CBP One’ Appointment in Two More Mexican States

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, August 5, 2024 — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed last Saturday that “soon” migrants will be able to schedule appointments through the CBP One application from the states of Tabasco and Chiapas, in Mexico, to obtain one of the 1,450 appointments available daily, according to the … Continue reading “Cuban Migrants Will Be Able To Get Their US ‘CBP One’ Appointment in Two More Mexican States”

Cuba Is Experiencing a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ and Is Approaching ‘Implosion’ According to Demographer Albizu-Campos

The loss of almost two million inhabitants since 2022 places the Island in “refugee crisis” figures 14ymedio, Juan Palop, Havana, July 22, 2024 — The prestigious Cuban economist and demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos warns in an interview with EFE that statistics about his country show it to be an “unreformable” system in the midst of … Continue reading “Cuba Is Experiencing a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ and Is Approaching ‘Implosion’ According to Demographer Albizu-Campos”

A Lawyer Denounces the Extortion of Cubans at Two Airports in Mexico / 14yMedio

The lawyer holds Mexican Migration and National Guard agents accountable 14ymedio, Mexico, 21 June 2024 — Cubans, Colombians and Venezuelans who try to reach the United States are charged bribes of 600 to 1,000 dollars at the airports of Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, says lawyer José Luis Pérez Jiménez, who blames the agents of the … Continue reading “A Lawyer Denounces the Extortion of Cubans at Two Airports in Mexico / 14yMedio”