Migration
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May 2012
MiamiHerald.com
26 Cuban migrants reach land in Keys26 Cuban migrants reach land in Keys
Authorities took the refugees into custody, but under the wet foot-dry foot policy they will be allowed to remain in the United States.
The Huffington Post
In this Monday, July 12, 2010, People line up to check with migration officials before departing at the Jose Marti International airport in Havana, Cuba, next to a screen showing Cuba's leader Fidel Castro during an interview with "Cubavision.
After 50 years, Cubans hope to travel freely
May 1, 2012
Associated Press
HAVANA (AP) - After controlling its citizens comings and goings for five decades, Cuba appears on the verge of a momentous decision to end many travel restrictions, with one senior official saying a "radical and profound" change is weeks away.
April 2012
Boat carrying Cuban refugees docks in Cayman Islands
April 19, 2012
MiamiHerald.com
jtamayo@elnuevoherald.comA boat carrying 28 Cuban would-be refugees docked in the Caribbean island of Cayman Brac after it developed problems with its rudder and ran low on fuel, officials in the British-run territory announced Thursday.
December 2011
Cuba Says Travel Restrictions To Remain In Place
December 23, 2011
The Huffington Post
HAVANA - President Raul Castro on Friday put on ice highly-anticipated plans to ease travel restrictions on Cubans, telling lawmakers the nation would not be pressured into moving too fast and citing continued aggression from the United States as the reason for his cautious approach.
AP, Laura Wides-Munoz
MIAMI (AP) — Deborah Labrada was giddy as she stood in line at Miami-Dade International Airport, waiting to fly to the town of Guantanamo, Cuba. It is the place she visits roughly once a year to see her grandfather, aunts and uncles and cousins. She still considers it a second home, even though she has lived nearly all her 17 years in South Florida.
Cuba relaxes internal migration ban
December 1, 2011
BBC News
Cuba's authorities have relaxed an internal migration ban that prohibited Cubans from outside Havana from going to live in the capital.From now on, the immediate relatives of the city's residents will not have to ask for permission to come in.
November 2011
Cuba relaxes bureaucratic requirements on migration to capital for family of residents
November 23, 2011
AP, The Washington Post
HAVANA — Cuba on Tuesday relaxed a rule that limits islanders’ internal movement, reducing bureaucratic hurdles associated with migration to Havana for people with immediate family members there.
October 2011
Alfonso Chardy and Juan Tamayo, The Miami Herald
MIAMI — Reversing a three-year trend downward, the number of undocumented Cubans intercepted at sea or who reached U.S. shores in the past 12 months soared by more than 100 percent — sparking questions about the reasons behind the new trend.
Illegal Cuban migration, after years of decline, is up again
October 11, 2011
Alfonso Chardy and Juan Tamayo, The Miami Herald
Reversing a three-year trend downward, the number of undocumented Cubans intercepted at sea or who reached U.S. shores in the past 12 months soared by more than 100 percent — sparking questions about the reasons behind the new trend.