Cuban families demonstrate outside Versailles demanding to expedite humanitarian parole processes.

Several Cuban families gathered in front of the iconic Versailles restaurant in Little Havana, Miami, to request the expedited processing of humanitarian parole for their relatives in Cuba.

The TV network Telemundo 51 pointed out in a report that "anguish and hope intertwined on their faces as they expressed their concern about the delay in the processing of their humanitarian parole cases, a program that would allow them to travel legally to the United States."

One of the beneficiaries of this program, implemented by the United States government since January 2023, is Juan Carlos, a Cuban who requested that "the process be faster... be more chronological...", describing the frustration and despair of those who are waiting.

Another Cuban, acting as a sponsor, named Odalis Hernández, said that she calls "every week" and they tell her that her "processes are fine and that I just have to wait, well, I wait diligently, but I would like them to do something... to move a little faster," she pointed out.

According to data provided by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP, for its acronym in English), the Cubans authorized to travel to the United States "in a safe, orderly, and legal manner" reached the figure of 95,500 in April.

Specifically, 95,500 Cubans, 184,600 Haitians, 83,800 Nicaraguans, and 109,200 Venezuelans were examined and authorized to travel," the document presented by CBP states.

Of them, more than 91,000 Cubans, 166,700 Haitians, 75,700 Nicaraguans, and 101,200 Venezuelans successfully entered U.S. territory "and were granted parole."

Cuban families long for the reunion with their loved ones in the United States, among other purposes, so that those who are inside Cuba can overcome the serious crisis the island is going through.

The food and transportation shortages have been compounded by the energy crisis. Recently, the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed something that the people had suspected since the blackouts worsened: there are no guarantees that the summer months will pass without disruptions in the electricity service.

He did it from his new space on YouTube, hosted by him, where he addressed the situation of electricity generation and short, medium, and long-term projections.

Díaz-Canel reiterated what the Electric Union (UNE) announced days ago, that power outages will increase this month and next due to the increase in maintenance work at the thermoelectric plants, in an effort to ensure service in July and August.

"We will have prolonged maintenance until the month of June in order to minimize the annoyance of power outages in the summer, especially in the months of July and August," she pointed out.