Articles written by Tania Costa

Tania Costa

(Buenos Aires, 1973) lives in Spain. She has directed the newspaper El Faro de Melilla and FaroTV Melilla. She was the editor for the Murcia edition of 20 Minutos, an advisor in the Vice Presidency of the Government of Murcia (Spain), and worked in the press department for the Mixed Group of the Assembly of Melilla. She has been a journalist for La Verdad de Murcia and is currently with Cadena SER

Young Cuban protester from 11J, detained for 7 months by ICE in Texas for being I-220A

Former Cuban Minister Alejandro Gil Fernández is facing two separate trials: one for espionage, for which he is facing a life sentence, and another alongside several other individuals under investigation

Send 2,200 euros to Cuba and the Metropolitan Bank has been withholding the money for two months because it claims it doesn't have it

Cuban-American businessman Tony Haber is reviving iconic brands such as Guayabita del Pinar in the U.S

A Cuban woman was deported in absentia with an I-220A after dying of cancer three months before her court date in the U.S.

Willy Allen warns of a new BIA decision that allows the dismissal of asylum requests if they are incomplete

Lawyer Liudmila Marcelo clarifies that only initial asylum applications can be paid at court, but "if you have doubts, go ahead and make the payment."

Attorney Willy Allen III advises Cubans with I-220A to "keep a low profile" because in December "we are going to win."

Willy Allen explains which avenues are currently functioning for family reunification in the U.S.

Willy Allen: "I fear for the detained Cuban I-220A"

Willy Allen, immigration attorney: "The new panic this month is the letters for fingerprinting."

Willy Allen: "Trying to deny Cuban Adjustment due to public charge could be an argument from USCIS officials."

Jorge Piñón, researcher at the Texas Energy Institute: "I do not see a solution to power outages in Cuba by 2026."

Willy Allen clarifies that "traffic fines do not revoke residency nor affect entry into the U.S."

Mother of Cuban girl with tongue injury seeks help for treatment in the U.S.

A new court ruling in the U.S. puts Cuban activists awaiting asylum at risk of deportation

Willy Allen believes that if there is a favorable decision regarding the I-220A in January, they will be able to apply for residency the very next day

ICE denies credible fear to Cuban I-220A detained in court after closing his asylum case

The U.S. denies humanitarian visa to Jorgito, the Cuban boy with cancer supported by Marco Rubio

Attorney Willy Allen advises against applying for citizenship until child support payments are up to date

Willy Allen clarifies what USCIS understands by good moral character in citizenship applicants

Willy Allen Jr: "In practice, there is no difference between an I-220A and a parole."

Willy Allen believes that if the asylum law is applied in the U.S. as it should be, "80% of Cubans will never win it."

Immigration Lawyer Willy Allen: "Cuba brought the travel ban upon itself"

Ariel Ruiz Urquiola stands in front of the Swiss Parliament asking for Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro to be judged

They reject the halt to the deportation of a Cuban mother I-220B with a baby nearly four months old

Expert Mario Dueñas warns of the mistakes that should not be made when applying for the Grandchildren's Law

Willy Allen: "Never has a judge denied me in court a Cuban Adjustment for a person with parole."

Cubana I-220A, detained by ICE and released with an ankle monitor: "I applied for residency two years ago."

Willy Allen, to the I-220A: "We need to be patient; residences are still arriving."

Cuban doctor who fled a mission in Brazil, detained by ICE in Texas: "If they deport me, I will commit suicide."

Lawyer Liudmila Marcelo explains the "advantage" of the increase in asylum fees: "The bad news is that it is retroactive."

The Cuban regime gives a small room to an elderly man with blindness and demands more than 1,900 pesos a month, despite his pension being only 1,500

Immigration Attorney Willy Allen: "The Matter of Q Li is a double-edged sword, and we must fight for residency while in detention."

Lawyer Willy Allen: "These are the I-220A with the greatest blessing."

Attorney Liudmila Marcelo: "This week, our asylum applications were denied due to non-payment of the new fees."

An expert in the Law of Grandchildren warns those who obtain Spanish nationality not to leave Cuba without certification for their DNI

Film director Lilo Vilaplana: "We must remove from our minds the idea that the people sent to UMAP were the lumpen and antisocial."

Maykel Osorbo sends a message of strength from prison: "We are still connected."

Mother of girl with an eye tumor: "In this country, there’s no way to provide treatment for my daughter."

Willy Allen: "I am not going to vote for María Elvira (Salazar), I am supporting someone who will challenge her in the primaries."

Willy Allen, on the new immigration fees in Trump’s tax law: "Things are going to get so expensive!"

The Cuban regime launches a campaign against state corruption amid growing public discontent

Mother of Cuban girl with eye tumor seeks help for her daughter to receive treatment

Expert in Grandchildren's Law procedures: "Half of the people who contact us are from the USA."

Cuban Democratic Caucus of Miami awaits Trump in Everglades with a truck and a billboard reading "Traitors."

Lawyer Liudmila Marcelo notes an increase in the number of judges who do not allow the appearance of clients I-220A via video

Anamely Ramos demands a call from Maykel Osorbo to believe that he ended the hunger strike

Cubana I-220B, mother of a two-month-old baby, was spared from deportation during an urgent appointment with ICE

Cuban mother I-220B, with a two-month-old baby, faces her urgent appointment with ICE in 24 hours

Cuban winners of the 2025 Visa Lottery send a letter to Marco Rubio regarding the Travel Ban

Warning of possible fraud in the application for the return of revoked work permits in the U.S.

Cubana I-220B, with a two-month-old baby, summoned urgently by ICE: "The lawyers tell me it's to carry out the deportation."

Writer Enrique del Risco gathers 2,300 signatures from intellectuals to let university students opposing ETECSA's rate hike know that "they are not alone."

A Cuban in Guantánamo starts a claim against ETECSA to overturn the rate hike

Husband of mother I-220B deported to Cuba clarifies that approval of reunification does not mean he will return to the U.S. tomorrow

U.S. Embassy in Havana denies visa to nurse for being "possibly" affiliated with the Communist Party of Cuba

Lawyer Willy Allen: "Any Cuban who applies for a non-immigrant visa today will be denied."

Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar announces that she will meet with Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security regarding immigration measures

Sisters, protesters from the 11J, are at imminent risk of being deported from the U.S. to Cuba