Cuba

Trump administration e-mails parole termination notices to Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans

Cuban activist under threat of deportation had just become a father when ICE detained him

Ariel and Elena Lara moved from Cuba to South Florida where their son was recently born and they had faith in the American Dream.

South Florida businesses, immigrants brace for fallout after TPS ruling, rollback of parole programs

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans has sent shockwaves through South Florida’s immigrant communities and among business owners.

Remembering Pope Francis’ historic visit to Cuba

Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in September of 2015 was part of a larger trip to North America.

Rafael enters the Gulf after striking Cuba as a major Category 3 hurricane

Rafael strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds shortly before striking the southern coast of western Cuba at 4:15 PM ET Wednesday near Playa Majana in Artemisa Province.

Miami professor warns Trump’s deportation plans could impact Florida immigrants

A Miami-based professor is warning that heightened deportation efforts under potential Trump administration policies could impact over a million immigrants in Florida alone, with local communities and families facing serious consequences.

Rafael organizing, tropical storm warning issued for lower, middle Florida Keys

Tropical Storm Rafael formed on Monday in the Caribbean – the 17th named storm of the busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season – and is on track to impact the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and parts of western Cuba on Wednesday as a hurricane.

Vea fotos de las secuelas de Helene en Cuba

View photos of Helene’s aftermath in Cuba

Photos of Helene's aftermath show the flooding and destruction left behind in Cuba and Florida.

Police: Miami-Dade money laundering scheme had links to Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, Spain

A 39-year-old man in Miami-Dade County stands accused Wednesday of money laundering millions as part of a scheme with links to Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, and Spain.

Cubans frustrated, struggling as food shortage continues

A stricter rationing of bread is happening in Cuba where an ongoing food shortage continues.

43 migrantes cubanos detenidos tras desembarcar en los Cayos de Florida

Un grupo de 43 migrantes de Cuba fue detenido la madrugada del martes después de llegar a tierra en los Cayos de Florida, confirmaron las autoridades.

43 Cuban migrants detained after making landfall in Florida Keys

A group of 43 migrants from Cuba were detained early Tuesday morning after they came ashore in the Florida Keys, authorities confirmed.

U.S. State Department avoids addressing concerns about ‘Cuban communist party operative’ in Miami-Dade

The U.S. State Department did not address the concerns that several outraged lawmakers in South Florida had about a “Cuban communist party operative” who was legally allowed to be in the United States.

Tropical depression moves slowly over Cuba, turns northwestward to the Gulf

Tropical Depression Four is likely to strengthen into Tropical Depression Debby on Saturday, and later into a hurricane.

10 Cuban migrants apprehended after being found in Key West

Thirty Cuban migrants are now in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol after making landfall Wednesday on the Marquesas Keys -- uninhabited islands west of Key West.

Over 30 suspected Cuban migrants come ashore in Key West

Authorities responded to a migrant landing on Tuesday morning in Key West.

Officials seek help IDing man found dead in Florida Straits after escaping Cuba

Officials need the public's help identifying a man who died in the Florida straits after escaping Cuba on a homemade vessel.

Local officials outraged over Cuban government delegation visiting MIA

A delegation from the Cuban government toured TSA facilities at Miami International Airport on Monday.

DeSantis signs law ensuring accurate teaching of communism’s ‘evil’ history in Florida schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1264 on the 63rd anniversary of the “Bay of Pigs” which will now require Florida public schools to educate students on the history and “evil accuracies” of communism and socialism.

Ex-US diplomat accused of spying for Cuba sentenced to 15 years in prison

A former career American diplomat was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday after authorities say he served as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades in what prosecutors portrayed as one of the most brazen and long-running betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service.

Afro-Cuban Santeria priests release 2024 predictions

The high priests of the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria announced on Tuesday that their predictions included more violence and financial problems in 2024.

Cuban describes ‘desperate’ ultralight flight from island to South Florida

Ismael Hernandez flew a motorized hand glider in March from Cuba to the United States. The 29-year-old pilot said he made the final decision to leave it all behind a day before the flight.

A building collapse in Havana leaves 1 person dead and at least 2 injured

A building in the historic center of Havana that housed 13 families has collapsed, leaving one person dead and at least two injured.

2 Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban Embassy in Washington, DC

Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs says the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. was “the target of a terrorist attack” Sunday night when two Molotov cocktails were thrown at the building, ABC News reported.

Many Venezuelans no longer have to live in fear of deportation

Sigmund Garcia, who was born in Venezuela and moved to South Florida about a year ago, said in Spanish that he lives with the fear of deportation.

Cuba calls for ‘more just global contract’ at United Nations

Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba’s president, used his time at the United Nations General Assembly to criticize the United States’ “coercive measures” and “merciless economic warfare.”

Activist worries Russians are recruiting Cuban mercenaries to fight against Ukrainians

On Monday, the Cuban government reported that law enforcement on the island was working to “neutralize and dismantle” a human trafficking ring related to the Russian war in Ukraine.

Coast Guard repatriates 2 Cuban migrants found off Florida coast

The U.S. Coast Guard took 2 Cuban migrants on Tuesday back to Cuba after recent interdictions off Florida’s coast.

Official: 6 Cuban migrants land in Keys on makeshift boat inscribed with ‘USA USA’

Six Cuban migrants landed in the Florida Keys early Tuesday morning, according to a top official with the U.S. Border Patrol.

Immigration parole program: Cuban mother dreams of family reunion in Miami-Dade

Odamyis Gomez, a married mother of two in Cuba, said she dreams of a family reunion in Miami-Dade County, and she had put her hope on President Joe Biden’s parole program. But in January, a group of 20 states challenged the case-by-case basis program to help Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

Cuban exile Ramón Saúl Sánchez appears in court on immigration case over militant past

Ramón Saúl Sánchez was 12 years old when his family in Cuba sent him to the United States, and he was 15 when he joined a Miami-based paramilitary organization formed by Cuban exiles to fight Communism, and he went on to engage in decades of non-violent resistance.