Category Archives: The Blockade?

Breaking Down Trump’s Travel Ban on Cuba

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

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

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

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

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

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

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

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

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

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

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

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

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

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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Richmond City Council urges end to U.S. embargo on Cuba

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

June 6, 2025 — The Richmond Standard The Richmond City Council passed a proclamation Tuesday urging the U.S. to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and to lift the long-standing trade embargo with the island nation. … Continue reading →

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Green Party in California approves resolution in solidarity with Cuba

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

Washington, June 5 (Prensa Latina) The Green Party in California urged the United States government to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and to end all economic sanctions currently imposed on the Caribbean nation. President Donald … Continue reading →

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Cuba denounces “racism” in new U.S. entry restrictions

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Anthony Brenner

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced that these measures not only affect mobility, but also harm contact between families and bilateral cultural and professional exchanges. June 5, 2025 – teleSUR The Cuban government on Thursday described as “racist” the recent … Continue reading →

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