"United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency in charge of processing immigration applications, goes around asking coworkers and neighbors whether someone is eligible for U.S. citizenship or not, in the style of the Cuban Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR). The American government attacks the LGBTQ+ community just like the Cuban government did in the 1960s."
"Donald Trump has flirted with staying longer in the White House, in the same way in which Fidel Castro having tasted so much power during his lifetime decided to lead Cuba for nearly half a century. The former has already devoted efforts toward attacking opposing ideologies and freedom of expression, concepts that the latter completely nullified. One man worships what the other turned into a religion: exaltation, maximum control, a sea of fanatics, as well as the certainty that there's no reason for the dictator"
USCIS agents question coworkers and neighbors about individuals' eligibility for U.S. citizenship in a manner likened to Cuba's Committees for the Defense of the Revolution. The American government attacks the LGBTQ+ community similarly to Cuba's 1960s persecution. Donald Trump's behavior and efforts to suppress opposing ideologies and freedom of expression are compared to Fidel Castro's long consolidation of power. Cuban-Americans such as Carlos Icaza and Daimarys Hernandez find it inconceivable that many in their community still support Republicans despite deportations, self-deportations, asylum denials, and confinement in detention centers affecting recent arrivals. In 2024, 68% of Cuban-Americans in Florida voted Republican.
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