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Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans

The Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order

The Independent UK

US reports drop in migrants from countries in Biden initiative - Roll Call

Border agents have reported a dramatic drop in encounters with migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti in recent weeks.

Roll Call

Cuba wants Russia’s advice on market reforms as Putin seeks more trade with the island

After much hesitation about how to deal with small and medium-size private enterprises it authorized in 2021, the Cuban government is turning to Russia for help with market reforms on the island through a partnership with a Russian think tank headed by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska, as the two countries…

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20 states sue feds over parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans

Twenty states sued the Department of Homeland Security and its leadership Tuesday over a humanitarian parole program the Biden administration hopes will reduce irregular migration from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua, arguing that it is a violation of federal immigration law and an overreach of executive power.

Miami Herald

Immigration influx tests newcomers and organizations in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. — He left Cuba seven months ago with his wife and three kids in a journey that took him from his native Guantanamo through Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tribune News Service

Cuba begins London court battle over unpaid Castro-era debt

Cuba began a high-stakes legal battle in London's High Court on Monday over unpaid Fidel Castro-era government debt now held by one of the communist-run country's creditors.

Reuters

How a Coast Guard plane scoured islands looking for migrants — and what the crew found

CAY SAL BANK, Bahamas — High above a remote uninhabited Bahamian island, a U..S. Coast Guard air crew on patrol watches as a man and small child fish from a white-sand beach. A twin-outboard engine cabin cruiser is anchored in a cove just a few feet from shore.

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Illegal border crossings reach highest number since Biden took office

The surge in migrants came just before Biden unveiled a policy to curb illegal border crossings.

Axios

Illegal border crossings surge to highest of Biden's term

Authorities say a surge in Cuban and Nicaraguan arrivals at the U.S. border with Mexico in December led to the highest number of illegal border crossings recorded during any month of Joe Biden’s presidency

The Independent UK

As independent media blossoms in Cuba, journalists face a crackdown

‘Chilling’ new criminal law penalizing internationally funded journalism comes as repression in the country is on the rise

The Guardian - US

U.S., Cuban officials wrap up law-enforcement talks in Havana

A visiting U.S. delegation wrapped up two days of talks on law-enforcement issues with Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, the two governments said following the first meeting of its kind since the previous Trump administration stopped such dialogue.

Reuters

Homeland chief: Cubans, Haitians who come by sea are disqualified from new parole program

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned that Cubans and Haitians who illegally come to the United States by boat will be disqualified from applying to a recently announced parole program, a public declaration that follows a wave of migrant landings in the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald

Tripadvisor awards Cuba top spot for travel destinations

They say that travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer, so with that in mind, here are the hottest destinations this year.

The New Daily

Young paramedic, 22, found dead in her bedroom on New Year's Eve

Zaquira Lawson-Cos was found dead in her bedroom on New Year's Eve. The night before she died the paramedic, who was born in Havana, Cuba, had video-called her mum

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This Miami agency has been helping migrants for decades. These days, it’s busier than ever

MIAMI — On a recent day, migrants from all over the world rush in and out of a small reception room in a small suite of offices in downtown Miami.

The Independent UK

Tripadvisor reveals top travel destinations for 2023 – and London comes in third

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Tribune News Service

Review: 'Code Name Blue Wren,' by Jim Popkin

NONFICTION: The fascinating story of Ana Belen Montes, an American bureaucrat — and spy for Cuba.

Reuters

Leak of secretive Cuban reserves data stirs confusion, concern

Cuba’s state-run media has created a stir among economists, diplomats and creditors by publishing an estimate of the Communist-run island’s international reserves, an elusive data long considered a "state secret" there.

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Reuters

Bahamas interception of sea-borne Cuban migrants jumps in 2022

The Bahamas detained an increasing number of sea-borne Cuban migrants in 2022 compared with 2021, according to figures released to Reuters, as an economic crisis triggered an exodus from the Communist-run island.

Tribune News Service

Ruling against cruise lines clouds Cuba investment picture

If investors thought doing business in Cuba was tough after the Trump administration reinstated sanctions against the island nation’s Communist regime, a Miami federal judge’s ruling that tags four cruise lines for “trafficking” in confiscated property is giving them even greater pause.

Miami Herald

Immigration spike has created an unexpected wave of enrollment at Miami-Dade schools

MIAMI — Since the start of the 2022-23 school year, nearly 10,000 students from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have enrolled in Miami-Dade County public schools — about 2,500 more students than who arrived in the entire 2021-22 year, reflecting the surge of immigrants coming from those four countries over…

The Independent UK

Simon Calder answers your travel questions, from passport problems to safety concerns

Our travel correspondent on passport validity for British travellers to Europe, the Cuba-US tangle and whether the Bahamas is a good choice for July

Al Jazeera

US to send delegation for law enforcement talks to Cuba

Talks come as the administration of US President Joe Biden eases relations with the Caribbean nation.

Reuters

Cuba says vulture fund seeking 72 million euros never a creditor as UK court begins proceedings

Cuba's Central Bank on Friday lashed out against a "vulture fund" seeking to cash in on unpaid government debt lingering from the era of former leader Fidel Castro, calling illegitimate its claims against the Communist-run island in a London court.

Miami Herald

As more migrant boats keep arriving, Keys responders find themselves stretched thin

MIAMI — It was early December, and Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay had had it with the federal government’s response to what he considered a “humanitarian crisis” as more and more migrants arrived by boat in the Florida Keys.

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