Articles written by Tania Costa

Tania Costa

(Havana, 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); worked in the press at the Mixed Group Assembly of Melilla. She is a journalist at La Verdad de Murcia and currently at Cadena SER

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

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

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

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

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

Sister of Michel Ortega, who died in the boat 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 functions like a chain of dominoes: one falls and they all fall.”

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

Willy Allen believes that Cubans who were intercepted on a boat in Cayos 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 Brothers to the Rescue, but acknowledges that "legally it can happen."

Political prisoner of 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 flexible fares and 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 harder 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 he is facing a life sentence, and another alongside other individuals under investigation

Send 2,200 euros to Cuba, and the Metropolitan Bank has not delivered the money for two months because they say they don't have it

Cuban-American businessman 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. has been deported in absentia I-220A.

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

Lawyer 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 "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 letters for fingerprints."

Willy Allen: "Trying 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 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 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

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 the travel ban on itself."

Ariel Ruiz Urquiola stands in front of the Swiss Parliament, demanding that Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro be judged

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

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

Willy Allen: "No judge has ever 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 must be patient; residences are still arriving."

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

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

The Cuban regime grants a small allowance to an elderly man who is blind and demands over 1,900 pesos a month from him, despite his pension being only 1,500

Immigration Lawyer Willy Allen: "The Matter of Q Li is a double-edged sword, and one 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 were denied asylum applications due to non-payment of the new fees."

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

Film director Lilo Vilaplana: "We need to remove from our minds the idea that those who went to the UMAP were lumpen and antisocial individuals."

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

Mother of girl with an eye tumor: "In this country, there is 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 from Trump's tax law: "How expensive things are going to get!"

Cuban regime launches campaign against state corruption amid public discontent

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