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• [New] Citizens of seven other countries - Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela - will be partially restricted. Counter Extremism Project
• [New] People from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will face a partial restriction. Local News 8
• [New] An additional seven countries will have partial restrictions on travel to the U.S.: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Spectrum News NY1
• [New] There will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Yahoo News
• [New] United States President Donald Trump's administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 people including Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States. Al Jazeera
• A Cuban man, who once supported Donald Trump, now lives in uncertainty due to potential shifts in U.S. immigration policy, which could revoke the legal status of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. CubaHeadlines
• Approximately 6,000 immigrants from Cuba and Latin America are temporarily residing in Ciudad Juarez, a US-Mexico border city in hopes of initiating an immigration petition to immigrate to the US. Hunter College
• The Trump administration went on to end the legal status for more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela in the US under some Biden-era parole programs, and said migrants will be looked at on a case-by-case basis. CNN
• President Trump's return to office will bring with it a return to a more confrontational policy with regional rivals including Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. Steptoe LLP
• If more countries go the way of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, you will see massive new waves of illegal immigration and human trafficking that's associated with it. Americas Quarterly
• Geographic Location Strategically located at the intersection of the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean, Cuba has significant logistical potential for international trade and tourism. Hivelr
• The Department of Homeland Security has stated that the Biden administration will not renew the legal status for migrants who were allowed to enter the U.S. through the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans temporary parole program. Crown World Mobility
• The Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba warned on Monday about the serious consequences that the revocation of humanitarian parole in the United States will have, a measure announced by the administration of Donald Trump, which could affect more than 150,000 Cubans. CiberCuba
• US President Donald Trump's administration has said it will revoke the temporary legal status of more than half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. BBC News
• President Trump will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, the latest expansion of his crackdown on immigration. Political Wire
• Cuba has taken a bold step onto the global stage by joining BRICS as a partner country, a move that could shift economic and political dynamics in Latin America and beyond. Jahphix Television - BVI's #1 NEWS SOURCE
• Countries like Cuba and Venezuela, grappling with economic sanctions and seeking to circumvent traditional financial systems, have explored the potential of cryptocurrencies to bypass restrictions and facilitate international transactions. Geographical
• Washington acted against companies flying migrants to Nicaragua, where some countries like Cuba have visa-free entry, by threatening or imposing sanctions. Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezue
• Cuba blames the U.S. trade embargo and stiff sanctions implemented by the Trump administration for difficulties in maintaining its electrical grid and acquiring fuel and spare parts, a situation many on the island feel will only get worse. ThePrint
• Cuba and Venezuela have frosty relations with the U.S. and have greatly limited the number of deportees they are willing to accept, so Trump's administration will likely need to find other countries to accept them - potentially including some of the countries on Rubio's itinerary. MarketScreener
• For Cuba, joining BRICS is an important opportunity to overcome the long-standing economic blockade imposed by the United States. THE VOICE OF VIETNAM
• Latin America can expect closer scrutiny from US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Marco Rubio, expected to take a tougher approach towards the leftist governments of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. GraingerToday.com

Last updated: 14 June 2025