Cubans Who Long Avoided US Deportation Are Stranded in Mexico

May 27, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

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As Washington continues to crush the Cuban economy by cutting off its fuel and hammering it with sanctions, it’s also squeezing Cuban migrants in the US.

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Nowhere are the consequences more evident than in Mexico, which has received an estimated 4,353 Cuban deportees in just over a year, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. Across southern Mexico, throngs of Cubans — many deported as a result of criminal records — are forced to survive in a nation where they don’t have legal status and receive little government support. Some take on ...

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