"According to the study, green card approvals for Cubans, which exceeded 10,000 in October 2024, plummeted to just a few dozen by the end of last year, a 99.8% drop, while apprehensions rose from fewer than 200 to more than 1,000 per month during the same period, a 463% increase."
"David Bier, Cato's immigration director, told EL PAIS that the slowdown in processing residency applications is part of a broader strategy to deport or otherwise force immigrants to leave the United States."
"In South Florida, home to the largest Cuban community in the country, many who once would have qualified under the Cuban Adjustment Act now find themselves in limbo, with their cases stalled and no clear path to regularization."
"Although most Cuban Americans continue to back Trump's hardline stance toward Cuba, a majority opposes the deportation of Cubans with no criminal record."
The Cato Institute's analysis reveals a drastic 99.8% drop in green card approvals for Cubans under the Trump administration, with approvals falling to just a few dozen. This decline is part of a broader strategy to limit immigration, as arrests of Cubans by ICE surged by 463%. Many Cubans in South Florida, historically favored by U.S. immigration policies, now face stalled residency applications and uncertainty. Despite support for Trump's policies, many Cuban Americans oppose the deportation of non-criminal Cubans.
Read at english.elpais.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]