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Cuba and Mexico sign deal to deport migrants

Oct. 21, 2008
Mexico's agreement to deport Cubans smuggled into the country is likely to curb the number who make it to the U.S. In a move likely to reduce the number of Cubans reaching U.S. soil, Mexico agreed Monday to deport Cubans smuggled into the country on their way to the United States.
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Report: Cuban migration down

MIAMI, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Coast Guard officials say 25 percent fewer Cuban migrants were caught trying to illegally enter the United States this year.

Cubans using Mexico as route to U.S.

HAVANA, July 18 (UPI) -- Tightened Florida coastal security on smuggling illegal aliens has led to an increase in Cubans using Mexico as a route to the United States, say authorities.

More migrants arrive from Cuba

MIAMI, June 4 (UPI) -- For the second time in a week, a group fleeing Cuba has landed in South Florida, officials said.

U.S. to issue new, faster visas to Cubans

HAVANA, April 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Mission in Cuba Thursday began issuing so-called fast-track visas to Cubans on the communist island with family members in the United States.

Cuban hotels opened to Cubans

HAVANA, March 31 (UPI) -- Cubans no longer are banned from staying at resort hotels on the communist island nation, Tourism Ministry officials say.

Cuba lifts cell phone ban

HAVANA, March 28 (UPI) -- Cubans can now own cell phones according to a decree by President Raul Castro, the latest in a series of reforms by the new leader of the communist island.

Venezuelans wed Cubans for green card?

MIAMI, May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. immigration officials are suspicious of the increased number of Venezuelans marrying Cuban refugees, up sharply since 2002.

Cuban migrants walk ashore in Florida

MIAMI, April 16 (UPI) -- Nearly two dozen Cubans survived rough waters off Florida to walk ashore near Miami on Monday.

Cubans in U.S. less fearful on immigration

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Cuban-Americans are less likely than other Hispanics to see the immigration debate as heightening discrimination, the Washington-based Pew Hispanic Center said.

12 Cuban migrants land in Florida Keys

MIAMI, May 11 (UPI) -- A group of 12 Cuban migrants landed in the Florida Keys Friday morning, said a spokeswoman for a local sheriff's office, The Miami Herald reported online.

Cruise ship scoops up Cuban refugees

GALVESTON, Texas, March 20 (UPI) -- More than two dozen Cuban refugees were picked up by a cruise ship off the coast of Jamaica, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday.

Cubans risk dangerous strait to reach U.S.

MIAMI, March 18 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Cubans are reported risking their lives in one of the ocean's most dangerous straits because it's a new route to the United States.

Judge rules Cubans can return

MIAMI, March 1 (UPI) -- A Miami court has ruled 15 Cubans who landed on a U.S. bridge can return to the United States with the help of the U.S. government.

Cuban defectors challenge 'wet-foot' law

MIAMI, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Fifteen Cubans challenging U.S. immigration laws got their day in a Miami courtroom but not before they already had been sent back home.

Cuban migrant numbers highest since 1994

MIAMI, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The number of Cubans intercepted while trying to reach the United States is at its highest level since the 1994 exodus sanctioned by Fidel Castro.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch