Cuba

Dozens of tiny grocery stores have sprung up around Cuba in recent months. The locals call them “mipymes.” Their customers are Cuban families who receive remittances from abroad, tourism workers, diplomats, employees of other small and medium-sized businesses, artists or high-performance athletes.

U.S. Rep. Wasserman Schultz is partnering with Freedom House and Amnesty International for the “immediate and unconditional release” of Latin Grammy-winning rapper Maykel “Osorbo” Castillo Pérez — who co-authored 'Patria y Vida' — and performance artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara.

Tony Laurencio and Cuci Amador are the founders of Afrobeta — they embody a Miami sound. They star in the Emmy-nominated documentary, "Birthright," about their trip to play in Cuba. They join us to talk about that controversial trip and what it taught them about themselves.

WLRN News' series “Waiting for America” examines the successes and failures of President Biden’s key immigration policy.

El trabajo de Amaury Pacheco en la escena artística independiente cubana le puso en el punto de mira del gobierno comunista. Ahora, está construyendo una nueva vida en Miami gracias al histórico programa de proceso probatorio de la administración de Biden.

Amaury Pacheco's work in the Cuban independent arts scene put him in the crosshairs of the Communist government. Now, he's building a new life in Miami under the Biden administration's historic humanitarian parole program.

The housing situation in Cuba is critical, with buildings partially or completely collapsing under the weight of storms, lack of maintenance and years of neglect.

Los ucranianos y afganos que reciben la oportunidad del proceso probatorio de la administración de Biden pueden trabajar en cuanto llegan a EEUU. Para los cubanos, haitianos, nicaragüenses y venezolanos, la espera para trabajar legalmente puede durar muchos meses.

Ukrainians and Afghans who receive humanitarian parole can work the moment they arrive in the U.S. For Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, the wait to legally work can take many months.

Como parte de nuestra serie 'Waiting for America', periodistas de WLRN News elaboró esta lista de dependencias gubernamentales y organizaciones sin fines de lucro en el sur de la Florida que se dedican a ayudar a los inmigrantes, desde asuntos legales hasta servicios sociales.

Resources in English, en español and an kreyòl ayisyen.

The parole program allows 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the U.S., remain for two years and secure a work permit.