What's it like in Havana right now? It's incredibly empty. There were very few cars on the road. All of the public spaces were just empty. I also travelled beyond Havana to the countryside, to the cities of Santa Clara and Cienfuegos, and also to what Americans call the Bay of Pigs. Nobody was there. Talk to me about what's going on.
His name was Lorenzo Antonio Batrez Vargas. He was Mexican, 32 years old, and was declared dead on August 31 while detained at the Central Arizona Correctional Complex in Florence. Batrez joins an infamous list. Since 2019, 69 migrants have died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Since Donald Trump won the election in November 2024 alone, 14 people have died in ICE facilities, three of them Mexican.
"We have observed the impact of recent US policy shifts, particularly the decision to ban Harvard from enrolling new international students," said Julie Dobiecki, head of media relations at HEC Paris. "Lead generation from the US is up approximately 12%, and by an average of 15% from China, Latin America, and Canada compared to the same period last year."
