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Former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart dead at 70 - Roll Call

Former Florida congressman and brother to Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is dead at 70. The Republican opposed Fidel Castro's regime.

Roll Call · Mar 3, 2025

Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Trump Admin to Keep Migrants Out of Guantanamo: 'It's a Living Hell'

Civil rights attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent the transfer of undocumented immigrants from the United States to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

Latin Times · Mar 3, 2025

Marco Rubio Expands Visa Restrictions on Cuban Officials Over Forced Labor: 'We Must Promote Accountability'

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez called the decision "based on lies," adding that "Marco Rubio is placing his personal interests above those of the United States"

Latin Times · Mar 2, 2025

US flies 177 deportees from Guantánamo to Honduras en route to Venezuela

Move apparently empties military facility on Cuban base of migrant detainees and comes in wake of ACLU lawsuit

The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2025

New arrivals at Guantanamo Bay are Venezuelan immigrants with final deportation orders

U.S. immigration and military authorities say they are holding exclusively Venezuelan immigrants subject to final deportation orders at the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Trump's Latin America Envoy Anticipates Admin Will Get 'Very Creative' To Achieve Changes In Cuba

President Donald Trump's Latin America envoy said he anticipates that the administration will get "very creative" to achieve leadership changes in Cuba.

Latin Times · Feb 18, 2025

US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay

Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the U.S. government to avoid transfer to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba have been deported on direct flights to Venezuela

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025

‘A human rights disaster’: immigrants sent into Guantánamo black hole despite no proof of crime

Homeland security chief Kristi Noem claims the US is shipping ‘criminal alien murderers’ to the Cuba naval base – but the immigrants’ true stories remain enigmatic

The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2025

With doors closed to the US, asylum-seekers turn to their Plan B: A new life in Mexico

After President Donald Trump effectively slammed the door on asylum-seekers crossing the U.S. southern border when he took office in January, many are recalibrating their plans

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Why so many Latino voters supported Donald Trump

For many observers of the 2024 US presidential election, Donald Trump’s ability to harness so much of the Latino vote remains one of the more puzzling issues. Latino voters – men in particular – swung decisively towards Trump last November: increasing by 16 points from 2016 to 42% of the…

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2025