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US Will Resume the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) Program This Summer

14ymedio, Havana, 10 June 2022 — The United States reported that it will resume the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (CFRP) for Cubans, and the equivalent program for Haitians (HFRP), this summer. In a statement issued this Thursday, the same day that the Washington Embassy in Havana announced the imminent expansion of procedures at that diplomatic headquarters, the Department … Continue reading “US Will Resume the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) Program This Summer”

The Emigration of Its Militants Is a Blow to the Communist Party of Cuba

Party meetings, public events and morning workplace meetings have become a roll call to count those absent 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, 25 April 2024 — Even opportunism crumbles. Wearing the ideological mask in Cuba meant, for decades, obtaining revenues and benefits, but for some time now it seems to cost more than what it brings … Continue reading “The Emigration of Its Militants Is a Blow to the Communist Party of Cuba”

Two Years of Harassment and Pressure for Writing ‘Patria y Vida’ on Her House for the 11 July 2021 Protests

14ymedio, Havana, 23 April 2024 — Three words in blue ink – Patria y Vida… Homeland and Life – written on the facade of her house were enough for Sandra Hernández to understand State Security’s speedy response even in small towns like hers. After the island-wide protests of 11 July 2021 (11J), there was not … Continue reading “Two Years of Harassment and Pressure for Writing ‘Patria y Vida’ on Her House for the 11 July 2021 Protests”

The Official Cuban Press Criticizes the Lack of Public Data on Migration

The Cienfuegos newspaper 5 de Septiembre mentions the figures published in the independent press, without giving credit 14ymedio, Havana, 12 April 2024 –The immigration stampede faced by Cuba is no secret to anyone, not even to the official press, which this Friday published an unusual article on the subject. The Cienfuegos newspaper 5 de Septiembre … Continue reading “The Official Cuban Press Criticizes the Lack of Public Data on Migration”

‘The Pastry Chef Quit So I Closed the Business’

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, April 10, 2024 — Regular customers of a privately owned bakery on San Lázaro Street in Central Habana were surprised this week to see the owner of the business both kneading dough and working the counter. “The cook left the country so this is now a one-woman show,” explains the … Continue reading “‘The Pastry Chef Quit So I Closed the Business’”

A Cuban Suggests ‘A Course of Detoxification From Castroism’ for Newcomers to Florida

14ymedio, Alejandro Mena, Miami, 2 April 2024 — It’s been three months since Estefany (fictitious name) arrived from Cuba to the United States with the humanitarian parole established by Joe Biden’s Administration last year, and at the moment she does not seem to adapt well to the rule of law. Last week, she was fired … Continue reading “A Cuban Suggests ‘A Course of Detoxification From Castroism’ for Newcomers to Florida”

Cuba Celebrates Trophies for Two Baseball Players, While Another Two Leave the Island

14ymedio, Havana, 22 March 2024 — Two days after Cuba’s Under-15 baseball team failed in the Dominican Republic by not winning a ticket to a baseball World Cup for the first time in its history, Prensa Latina published the recognition of Frank Frías Castro, from Bayamo, as the best designated batter, and Cristian Oscar Lías, … Continue reading “Cuba Celebrates Trophies for Two Baseball Players, While Another Two Leave the Island”

The Mexican Police Find 22 Cubans in a Drug Trafficking House

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas. Mexico, 1 February 2024 — A group of 22 Cubans in an irregular situation – seven women and 15 men – was found this Wednesday in a house located in Tultepec (State of Mexico), where drugs were also sold. On their journey to the United States, “the migrants sought protection in this … Continue reading “The Mexican Police Find 22 Cubans in a Drug Trafficking House”

Those Who Stay in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 27 December 2023 — Hundreds of thousands of Cubans have been able to leave the country for the United States during 2023 thanks to humanitarian parole; another tens of thousands are Spain-bound thanks to the new Democratic Memory Law. As the country empties, the streets are left with citizens whose faces are increasingly poorer, … Continue reading “Those Who Stay in Cuba”

Cuba Receives 45 Rafters Returned by the United States, Bringing the Total to 5,210 From Several Countries

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 23 December 2023 –The U.S. Coast Guard Service (USCG) returned 45 Cuban rafters this Friday along with 5,210 irregular migrants deported to the Island from several countries in the region so far this year, according to official media. This group includes 39 men and six women who left illegally from the province of … Continue reading “Cuba Receives 45 Rafters Returned by the United States, Bringing the Total to 5,210 From Several Countries”

A Femicide in Vinales Brings to 67 the Number of Women Murdered in Cuba in 2023

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 24 October 2023 — Cuba’s independent feminist platforms Alas Tensas [Outstretched Wings] and Yo Sí Te Creo [I Do Believe You] (YSTC) confirmed on Tuesday two new femicides in the country, bringing to 67 the total number of women murdered so far in 2023. On top of the verification of the murder of … Continue reading “A Femicide in Vinales Brings to 67 the Number of Women Murdered in Cuba in 2023”

“There Are Dozens of ‘Regulated’ Doctors in Guantanamo Who Want to Leave Cuba”

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, September 18, 2023 — Aníbal has been planning his departure from Cuba for months. A relative abroad will help him with the ticket to Managua, and from there he will make his way to the United States. But this 29-year-old doctor from Guantánamo has encountered an obstacle that has paralyzed … Continue reading ““There Are Dozens of ‘Regulated’ Doctors in Guantanamo Who Want to Leave Cuba””

A Court Ruling Alarms Hundreds of Thousands of Cuban Immigrants in an Irregular Situation in the United States

14ymedio, Madrid, 12 September 2023 — The U.S. Higher Board of Immigration Appeals rejected, on Monday, the possibility that migrants who entered the country with form I-220A (Order of Release on Recognizance) can resort to the Cuban Adjustment Act (LAC) to apply for residence, rather they will be required to process their political asylum in … Continue reading “A Court Ruling Alarms Hundreds of Thousands of Cuban Immigrants in an Irregular Situation in the United States”

‘Ktivo Disidente’ Arrives in Miami and Reporter Lazaro Yuri Valle Receives a Pass To Get Out of Prison in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 8 September 2023 — Cuban activist Carlos Ernesto Díaz González, known as ’Ktivo Disidente’, arrived in Miami this Friday thanks to the humanitarian parole program. The opponent was sentenced at the end of November 2022 to two years and six months in prison for the crimes of disobedience and contempt, but last June … Continue reading “‘Ktivo Disidente’ Arrives in Miami and Reporter Lazaro Yuri Valle Receives a Pass To Get Out of Prison in Cuba”

Despite the Closure of the Land Border With the United States, the Flow of Cubans to Nicaragua Does Not Stop

14ymedio, Havana, 17 August 2023 — The frequency of flights between several air terminals in Cuba and Nicaragua has increased significantly this summer, according to information collected by 14ymedio at the Augusto César Sandino airport, in Managua. With the closure of the U.S. border since December 2022 and the entry into force of the humanitarian … Continue reading “Despite the Closure of the Land Border With the United States, the Flow of Cubans to Nicaragua Does Not Stop”