The Prime Minister's niecesManuel Marrero, settled in the United States thanks to immigration benefits for Cubans.
A report fromMartí News He detailed that in 2022,Giselle Selcis He arrived in the United States requesting asylum at the border. A year later, his sisterLorena Selcis He arrived under Humanitarian Parole benefits.
This program created by the Biden Administration since January 2023 has allowed the arrival of many Cubans to the North American country. Among them there are some people who have familiar relationships with senior officials of the island's government.
Although they could be seen as part of the recent massive Cuban immigration wave, the Selcis Marrero sisters have always had connections with influential figures in Cuba.
Manuel Marrero He has been the prime minister of the Caribbean country since December 2019 after a long 15-year career at the head of the Ministry of Tourism and before that as a high-ranking military officer in the Army.
He is a key figure in the country's administration and was directly linked to the GAESA business group, which plays an important role in the Cuban economy. He is a trusted man for Army General Raúl Castro.
TheSelcis Marrero sisters They have grown up in an environment of privilege thanks to their uncle's positions, but they have still made the decision to emigrate to the United States, in the midst of the acute crisis that Cuba is going through.
The mother of the young women isTamara Marrero Cruz. The prime minister's sister is known on social networks for her activism in favor of the government, her connection with Tourism in Cuba and for her promotions of a spa in Holguín.
The young women's father lives in the United States and was the one who placed the humanitarian parole on the youngest of Marrero's nieces.
The Marrero family does not hide to show their good life
Marrero's nieces used to show on their social networks the visits they made to hotels in Cuba, their trips and their refined lifestyle. Now in the United States, they maintain a high level with hobbies such as golf, expensive restaurants and assure that they have conquered everything through their own efforts.
Other members of the family also boast online of leading a relaxed life, includingManuel Alejandro Marrero Medina, son of the prime minister.
In January, images of the young man enjoying his vacation in Spain, having dinner with friends in restaurants and tourist places, circulated on social networks. The origin of that money he spends is not known.
The young man made headlines in the independent press four years ago, when images of him were leakedtraveling in great luxury on one of the private jets that Miguel Díaz-Canel, Raúl Castro and other senior leaders of the country use to go abroad.
The plane was a gift from the late Venezuelan presidentHugo Chavez to the Cuban government in the 2000s.
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