A Cuban mother with I-220A status in the United States touched social media by sharing a video in which she reads, tearfully, the Christmas letter written by her daughter to Santa Claus, where the little girl asks as her third wish to be able to see her grandmother.
"Here I am reading my daughter's letter to Santa Claus. The third thing she asks for is to see her grandmother in person. How do I explain to her that we are I-220A and we still can't? I don't know, I don't know how to turn it around, but well, something will come to me. After all, we have four years of practice, so this is just another day in the life of a fear... It’s our turn. The time of plenty will come, I know it," the woman expressed, visibly affected, in a video posted on her TikTok account (@yohanaserrano805).
The heartfelt testimony reflects the harsh reality faced by thousands of Cuban families in the United States who have not yet been able to regularize their immigration status and remain under the I-220A document, a supervision order granted by immigration authorities that does not provide immigration benefits and does not allow them to leave the country.
The message from this mother, who, while sobbing, tries to find the strength to comfort her daughter, has touched the hearts of many social media users, who expressed their solidarity and admiration for her resilience.
“How hard it must be not to be able to hug your mother or let your daughter meet her grandmother...,” wrote a user. Others took the opportunity to demand a solution to the migration limbo affecting thousands of Cubans covered under that status.
This family's case is just one among many Cubans who arrived in the United States seeking freedom and a better future, but today they live with the immigration uncertainty that prevents them from reuniting with their loved ones.
In the meantime, the little girl continues to believe in the magic of Christmas and that someday Santa will be able to fulfill her deepest wish: to hug her grandmother.
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