Articles written by Tania Costa

Tania Costa

(La Habana, 1973) lives in Spain. She has directed the newspaper El Faro de Melilla and FaroTV Melilla. She was the head editor for the Murcia edition of 20 minutos, an advisor in the Vice Presidency of the Government of Murcia (Spain), and handled press relations for the Grupo Mixto Asamblea de Melilla. She has worked as a journalist for La Verdad de Murcia and is currently with Cadena SER

The regime delivers the ashes of Michel Ortega, who fell from a boat in Cayos Falcones, and charges 1,000 USD for the time spent in Forensic Medicine

Sister of Michel Ortega, who died in the boat that was shot down in Cayos Falcones, requests to identify the body in Cuba

Albertico Pujol, regarding Fidel Castro's stone: "If they throw it into the sea, let it be with a chain."

Expert Jorge Piñón explains the mass blackout in Cuba: "The electrical system functions like a chain of dominoes: one falls and they all fall."

Preventive detention for a military officer who had been requesting discharge from the FAR for three years without receiving it

Willy Allen believes that Cuban migrants who were intercepted in Cayos Falcones could be deported from the U.S. if they are sent back

Political scientist Jorge Domínguez believes that the boat from Florida may have violated the sovereignties of Cuba and the U.S., but it is not terrorism

Willy Allen doubts that Raúl Castro will be prosecuted for Hermanos al Rescate, but he acknowledges that "legally it could happen."

Political prisoner of 11J Duannis León Taboada, in solitary confinement after being beaten in Combinado del Este

Iberia rules out flight cancellations on the Madrid-Cuba route and is open to flexible fares and ticket changes for travelers

Jamaica escaped "by minutes" from Trump's tariffs by allowing the cargo ship Emilia to be in its waters before heading to Cuba

Mario Dueñas warns that legalizing documents before June makes it difficult for Cubans to enter the mass regularization process in Spain

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 they are seeking a life sentence, and another alongside other individuals under investigation

Send 2,200 euros to Cuba, and the Metropolitan Bank has been withholding the money for two months, claiming it does not have it

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

A Cuban woman who was deported in absentia, I-220A, passed away from cancer three months before her court date in the U.S.

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

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

Lawyer Willy Allen III advises Cubans I-220A to "live under the radar" because in December "we are going to win."

Willy Allen explains what avenues are currently available for family reunification in the U.S.

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

Willy Allen, Immigration lawyer: "The new panic this month is the fingerprint appointment letters."

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 blackouts in Cuba by 2026."

Willy Allen clarifies that "traffic fines do not revoke your residency or affect your 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 for the I-220A in January, they will be able to apply for residency the following day

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

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

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

Ariel Ruiz Urquiola stands in front of the Swiss Parliament calling for the prosecution of Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro

They reject the stay against the deportation of a Cuban mother I-220B with a nearly four-month-old baby from the U.S

Expert Mario Dueñas warns against the mistakes that must not be made when applying for the Law of Grandchildren

Willy Allen: "Never has a judge denied me in court a Cuban Adjustment for someone 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 mission in Brazil detained by ICE in Texas: "If they deport me, I will commit suicide."

Attorney Liudmila Marcelo explains the "advantage" of the increased asylum fee: "The bad news is that it is retroactive."

The Cuban regime gives a small apartment to an elderly person with blindness and demands more than 1,900 pesos a month despite their pension being 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."

Lawyer Liudmila Marcelo: "This week we had asylum applications rejected due to non-payment under the new fees."

Expert on Grandchildren Law warns those who obtain Spanish nationality not to leave Cuba without certification for DNI

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

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

Mother of a girl with a tumor in her eye: "In this country, there is no way to get 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 from Trump's tax law: "Things are going to get so expensive!"

Cuban regime launches campaign against state corruption amid popular discontent

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

Expert in Law of Grandchildren procedures: "Half of the people who contact us are from the U.S."

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

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

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