Articles written by Tania Costa

Tania Costa

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

A 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."

Academic recounts how writer Dulce María Loynaz confronted an officer who wanted to search her bag in Cuba

Angelina Castro sweeps aside "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 triumphs over cancer in Italy after losing hope in Cuba

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

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

Jonathan Muir's father gathers 20 signatures of support from 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 site of 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 in the Falcones Cays, and charges 1,000 USD for the time spent in the Legal Medicine department

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 massive blackout in Cuba: “The electrical system operates like a chain of dominoes: one falls, and they all fall.”

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

Willy Allen believes that Cubans who were captured while trying to reach the U.S. on a boat in Cayos Falcones could be deported 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 they will prosecute Raúl Castro for Brothers to the Rescue, but he acknowledges that "legally it could happen."

Political prisoner from 11J, Duannis León Taboada, in a punishment cell 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 complicates Cubans' ability to enter 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 he is facing a life sentence, and another alongside other individuals being investigated

Send 2,200 euros to Cuba, and the Metropolitan Bank has been withholding the money for two months because they claim 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 who was deported in absentia, I-220A, died of cancer three months before her court date in the U.S.

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

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

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

Willy Allen explains what pathways are currently available 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 fingerprints."

Willy Allen: "Attempting to deny Cuban Adjustment based on public charge may be an argument used by 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 take away your residency nor affect entry to 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 seeking 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 the closure of his asylum case

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

Lawyer 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 in the U.S. as it should be, "80% of Cubans will never win it."

Immigration Lawyer Willy Allen: "Cuba brought this travel ban on 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 baby almost 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."