Several Cuban families gathered in front of the emblematic Versailles restaurant in Little Havana, in Miami, to ask for the speeding up of the processes of humanitarian words sent to their relatives in Cuba.
The television network Telemundo 51 noted in a report that “anguish and hope intertwined on their faces as they expressed concern about the delay in processing their humanitarian parole cases, a program that would allow them to travel legally to the United States.”
One of the beneficiaries with this program, implemented by the United States government since January 2023, is Juan Carlosa Cuban who asked that “the process be faster… be more chronological…”, described the frustration and desperation of those who wait.
Another Cuban, as sponsor, called Odalis Hernandezsaid that he calls “every week” and that they respond that their “processes are fine and that I just have to wait, and well, I wait with discipline, but I would like them to do something… to move a little more…”, he noted.
According to data provided by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP), Cubans authorized to travel to the United States “in a safe, orderly and legal manner” reached 95,500 in April.
“Specifically, 95,500 Cubans184,600 Haitians, 83,800 Nicaraguans and 109,200 Venezuelans were examined and authorized to travel,” says the document presented by CBP.
From them, more than 91 thousand Cubans166,700 Haitians, 75,700 Nicaraguans and 101,200 Venezuelans made their legal entry into US territory effective “and were granted conditional freedom.”
Cuban families long to meet their loved ones in the United States, among other purposes so that those inside Cuba can escape the serious crisis that the Island is experiencing.
Food and transportation shortages have increased energy crisis. Recently, the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed something that the people had suspected since the blackouts intensified: There are no guarantees that the summer months will pass without impacts on the electrical service..
He did it from his new space in YouTubeled by him, where he addressed the situation of electricity generation and short, medium and long-term projections.
Díaz-Canel reiterated what the Electrical Union (UNE) announced days ago, that Power outages will increase this month and next due to the increase in maintenance work at thermoelectric plants, to try to guarantee service in July and August.
“We are going to have extended maintenance until the month of June to minimize the inconvenience of blackouts in the summer, especially in the months of July and August,” he said.
