On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is continuing to prepare for (a) “the end of the Title 42 public health order” that calls for the U.S. to refuse to admit certain migrants at the U.S. borders and (b) the “return to processing all noncitizens under the Department’s … Continue reading Department of Homeland Security Announces Important Proposed Rules To Improve Immigration Laws and Border Security
Later this week the Summit of the Americans takes place in Lima, Peru. Interesting developments regarding the Summit have taken place from the U.S. and Cuba. U.S. Developments[1] On April 10 President Trump cancelled his scheduled attendance at the Summit of the Americans in Peru. The stated reason was his need to attend to the … Continue reading Developments Regarding the Summit of the Americas
The confrontation of Presidents Donald Trump and Raúl Castro at the Summit of the Americas in Peru, as anticipated in a prior post, did not happen. Each of them cancelled his trip to the Summit. Instead Cuba sent its Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, while the U.S. sent Vice President Mike Pence, and the two of … Continue reading U.S.-Cuba Skirmishes at the Summit of the Americas
On November 22, the State Department published its new U.S.-Cuba “Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet.”[1] Here is what it said. “U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS “ “The United States seeks a stable, prosperous, and free country for the Cuban people. The United States pursues limited engagement with Cuba that advances our national interests and empowers the Cuban people while restricting … Continue reading State Department’s New U.S.-Cuba Relations Fact Sheet
On October 22, 2019, the State Department issued a new Fact Sheet on U.S.-Cuba Relations.[1] Although it does not contain anything new, it is useful to have the following information in one place. “U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS” “The United States seeks a stable, prosperous, and free country for the Cuban people. The United States pursues limited engagement … Continue reading New State Department Fact Sheet on U.S.-Cuba Relations
On April 13-14, President Donald Trump will attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, and on April 19 Cuba’s national legislature will elect a new President of the Council of State to succeed Raúl Castro. Both of these events will require Trump to comment on U.S. policies regarding Cuba, and already U.S. forces … Continue reading Upcoming Cuba Issues for Trump Administration
A recent post discussed challenges about Cuba facing the Trump Administration this April: President Trump’s attendance at the Summit of the Americas in Peru and the U.S. reaction to Cuba’s election of the new President of the Council of State. Recent developments have added to the apprehension that these and other events may be occasions … Continue reading Signs of Possible Increased U.S. Hostility Towards Cuba
On April 19, Miguel Diaz-Canel officially became Cuba’s new President of the Councils of State and Ministers. Born after the Revolution in 1960, he grew up in the central province of Villa Clara, about three hours from Havana, the son of a schoolteacher and a factory worker. He studied electrical engineering at the Central University … Continue reading The Inauguration of Cuba’s New President, Miguel Díaz-Canel
On Monday night (June 4), U.S. Vice President Mike Pence hosted a reception at the White House for delegates to the OAS General Assembly, which met June 4 and 5 with most attention on the U.S.-led effort to suspend Venezuela’s OAS membership.[1] Most of Pence’s remarks at the reception, therefore, concerned Venezuela. But he managed … Continue reading More Unkind Words About Cuba from Vice President Mike Pence
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