Articles written by Tania Costa

Tania Costa

(Havana, 1973) lives in Spain. She directed the newspaper El Faro de Melilla and FaroTV Melilla. She was the head of the Murcia edition of 20 minutos, an advisor in the Vice Presidency of the Government of Murcia (Spain); worked in press for the Mixed Group Assembly of Melilla and served as manager at the Museo Casa Pintada. She worked as a journalist at La Verdad and SER

Cuban Babalawo and Mason Juan Blanco Alzola: "Yes, there are reasons to be hopeful."

An academic recounts how writer Dulce María Loynaz confronted an official who wanted to search her bag in Cuba

Angelina Castro takes a stand against "all those who shout in Miami and never lifted a machete in Cuba."

FNCA co-founder Diego Suárez claims that Reagan threatened bombings due to radio interference from Cuba

Jorgito conquers cancer in Italy after losing hope in Cuba

Elier Muir, father of a teenager imprisoned in Cuba, denounces that bedbugs are eating his son alive in jail

Writer Camilo Venegas debunks the regime's myth: "No one studied for free in Cuba."

Immigration attorney warns about deportations of Cubans arriving by sea

Historic Plantado Ángel de Fana: "Cuba can free itself without U.S. intervention."

Amelia Calzadilla confirms that the EU will review the dialogue and cooperation agreement with the Cuban regime

Jonathan Muir's father gathers 20 signatures of support against those who want his son to "die in prison."

Cuban Oraisa Estrada reveals what she felt when the Cuban regime tried to silence her at the UN

Expert Isaac Nahón clarifies what Trump's motivation is to deliver "the final blow" in Cuba

Ulises Toirac on U.S.-Cuba dialogue: "It's a ' rapprochement' between two animals that distrust one another."

Zoé Valdés demands that Cuba be the setting for the first Nuremberg against communism

Zoé Valdés: "I cannot forgive: Drones, drones, drones!"

Regime delivers the ashes of Michel Ortega, who died in a boat off the Cayos Falcones, and charges 1,000 USD for the time he 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, on Fidel Castro's stone: "If they throw it into the sea, let it be with a chain."

Expert Jorge Piñón explains the massive blackout in Cuba: “The electrical system works like a chain of dominoes: when one falls, they all fall.”

Preventive detention for a soldier who had been requesting his discharge from the FAR for three years without it being granted

Willy Allen believes that Cubans from the downed boat in Cayo Falcones could be deported from the U.S. if they are returned

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 admits that "it could legally happen."

Political prisoner from 11J, Duannis León Taboada, in a punishment cell after being beaten in Combinado del Este

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

Jamaica narrowly avoided Trump's tariffs "by minutes" 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 mass regularization in Spain

Young Cuban protester from the 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 other individuals under investigation

Send 2,200 euros to Cuba, and the Banco Metropolitano has been withholding the money for two months, claiming they don't have it

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

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

Willy Allen warns of a new decision by the BIA that allows asylum requests to be dismissed if they are incomplete

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

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

Willy Allen explains which pathways currently work 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 letters."

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

Jorge Piñón, researcher at the Texas Energy Institute, said: "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 a Cuban girl with a 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 following day

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

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

Attorney Willy Allen advises not to apply 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 correctly in the U.S., "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 halt to the deportation of a Cuban mother I-220B with a nearly four-month-old baby

Expert Mario Dueñas warns of 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 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 coming in."

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 asylum fee increase: "The bad news is that it is retroactive."