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 the press for the Mixed Group of the Assembly of Melilla and managed the Museo Casa Pintada. She was a journalist at La Verdad and SER

Young I-220A arrives in Cuba, imprisoned in Texas, who requested voluntary departure and Havana returned him to the U.S.

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 sweeps away "everyone who shouts in Miami and never picked up a machete in Cuba."

Co-founder of FNCA Diego Suárez claims that Reagan threatened bombings due to Cuba's radio interference

Jorgito conquers cancer in Italy after losing hope in Cuba

Elier Muir, father of a teenager imprisoned in Cuba, reports that bedbugs are eating his son in prison

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

Immigration lawyer warns about deportations of Cubans arriving by sea

Historic prisoner 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

Father of Jonathan Muir gathers 20 signatures in support of 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 for delivering "the final blow" in Cuba

Ulises Toirac on U.S.-Cuba dialogue: "It's an 'approach' between two animals that distrust each other."

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

Zoé Valdés: "I can't forgive: Drones, drones, drones!"

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

Sister of Michel Ortega, who died in the boat downed in Cayos Falcones, asks to identify the body in Cuba

Albertico Pujol, about 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 functions like a chain of dominoes: when one falls, they all fall.”

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

Willy Allen believes that Cubans from the boat that was sunk 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 both Cuba and the United States, but it is not terrorism

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

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

Iberia rules out cancellations of Madrid-Cuba flights and is open to flexibly adjusting fares and allowing ticket changes for travelers

Jamaica narrowly escaped 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 into mass regularization 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 requesting a life sentence, and another alongside other individuals under investigation

Send 2,200 euros to Cuba, and the Banco Metropolitano has been unable to deliver the money for two months because they say they don't have it

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

A Cuban woman, I-220A, was deported in absentia three months after her death from cancer in the U.S.

Willy Allen warns of a new decision from 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 "live under the radar" because in December "we are going to win."

Willy Allen explains what pathways are currently effective for family reunification in the U.S.

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

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

Willy Allen: "Attempting to deny Cuban Adjustment based on public charge could be an argument from USCIS officials."

Jorge Piñón, researcher at the Texas Energy Institute: "I don't see a solution to blackouts in Cuba by 2026."

Willy Allen clarifies that "traffic fines do not revoke your residency nor affect entry to 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. jeopardizes the deportation of Cuban activists awaiting asylum

Willy Allen believes that if there is a favorable decision on 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 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 not to apply for citizenship until child support is up to date

Willy Allen clarifies what USCIS considers to be 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 the prosecution of Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro

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

Expert Mario Dueñas warns about the mistakes that must 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 coming in."

Cuban doctor who fled a mission in Brazil detained by ICE in Texas: "If I'm deported, I will commit suicide."