Category Archives: The Blockade?

No trips or family reunions: Trump’s latest betrayal of Cubans and Venezuelans

Carla Gloria Colomé — EL PAÍS USA Edition New York – JUN 10, 2025 If Marcos can’t leave in the coming days — that is, pack his suitcase, say goodbye to his family, catch a plane at Havana airport, and land in … Continue reading

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Richmond, California calls for end to U.S. embargo

June 11, 2025 — Belly of the Beast The Richmond City Council passed a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo and the removal of Cuba from the U.S. government’s State Sponsors of Terrorism list. “The embargo creates … Continue reading

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In Miami, deportations are raising concerns among Cuban-Americans

June 11, 2025 — NPR Heard on All Things Considered By Greg Allen In Florida, the growing number of immigrants being deported are raising concerns among some of President Trump’s most loyal voters: Cuban-Americans. Before last year’s election, more than two-thirds of … Continue reading

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Breaking Down Trump’s Travel Ban on Cuba

June 11, 2025 — Belly of the Beast Trump proclaimed a travel ban last week that fully prohibits the entry to the U.S. of nationals from 12 countries and partially restricts nationals of seven other countries, including Cuba. Cuba is on the … Continue reading

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Trump’s new travel ban shakes South Florida families with ties to Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela

By Ivan Taylor — June 10, 2025 / CBS Miami The Trump administration’s newly expanded travel ban took effect Monday, triggering confusion and concern among travelers at Miami International Airport — especially those with ties to Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti. The ban, which applies to … Continue reading

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Cuba’s Top Diplomat to U.S.: Blockade Hurts Black Americans and Cubans Alike

June 10, 2025 — The Windy City Word By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent Cuba’s Deputy Director of U.S. Affairs Johana Tablada offered a sobering but impassioned critique of current U.S. policy toward Cuba during an exclusive … Continue reading

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Cuba’s small businesses and families struggle as Trump’s travel ban takes effect

June 9, 2025 — Al Jazeera The Trump administration’s travel ban has kicked in and Cuba is one of the countries affected. Travel from the island will be further reduced and the US Embassy in Havana will stop issuing visas. … Continue reading

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Archbishop Gallagher in Cuba for 90th anniversary of Holy See diplomatic ties

By Hannah Brockhaus — Catholic News Agency Vatican City, Jun 6, 2025 / 11:53 am The Vatican’s foreign minister is in Havana this week, where he met with local Catholics and political authorities during a visit marking 90 years of diplomatic … Continue reading

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Calls in the United States for an end to the blockade against Cuba

By: Nuria Barbosa León — June 8, 2025 — Radio Havana Cuba At the Union Hall of the International Association of Machinists in Los Angeles, California, the commitment to continuing the fight against the criminal economic, commercial and financial blockade … Continue reading

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LULAC SAYS SUPREME COURT RULING IS SHORTSIGHTED IN PERMITTING MASS DEPORTATION OF NON-CRIMINAL MIGRANTS FROM CUBA, HAITI, NICARAGUA, AND VENEZUELA

June 7, 2025 — League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Washington, D.C. — The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) expresses grave concern and disappointment following today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision letting a lower court ruling to stand. … Continue reading

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