The Democratic candidate for the federal Senate in Florida, Angie Nixon, promised in exclusive statements to CiberCuba that, if elected to the Senate, she will promote any concrete measures that allow for the regularization of Cubans who hold the I-220A form under the Cuban Adjustment Act, regardless of their political affiliation.
"In the Senate, I will advocate for and support any concrete measure, regardless of its origin, that leads to the legalization of Cubans with an I-220A under the Cuban Adjustment Act," Nixon stated in the interview.
The promise comes at a critical moment for hundreds of thousands of Cubans trapped in a migratory limbo: it is estimated that between 400,000 and 500,000 people hold this form, issued by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release migrants based on their own recognition, but which does not equate to parole or formal admission and, therefore, does not meet the requirements of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 to apply for permanent residence.
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The situation has dramatically worsened: approvals for residency under that law plummeted from nearly 50,000 quarterly in 2024 to just 139 in the second quarter of 2026, with more than 342,000 cases pending according to data from the federal citizenship and immigration agency.
Nixon framed his commitment in a direct denunciation against the mass deportations of Cubans under the Trump administration.
"Donald Trump is the chief deporter of Cubans, the president who has deported more Cubans than anyone else in history: between 13,000 and 15,000," he stated, although he acknowledged that there are no definitive official figures on the total deported during the second term.
Data analyzed by Human Rights Watch based on information from ICE obtained through public document requests indicates that approximately 8,500 Cubans were deported during Trump's second term until August 2026; when added to the nearly 3,400 from the first term, the total is around 11,900. PolitiFact rated Nixon's claim as "mostly true".
The candidate also denounced the impact of the raids on the Cuban community in Florida.
"Never in decades, 67 years, have Cubans felt such panic over deportation in the nation that has been their refuge," he noted, adding that Republicans have turned Miami "into the national capital of ICE detentions."
The detentions of Cubans by ICE increased by 463% between the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2026, according to data analyzed by the Cato Institute, and the Miami office recorded more than 41,000 arrests since January 2025.
"We cannot continue to terrorize victims of authoritarian governments who came to our country seeking refuge," concluded Nixon.
The statements come four days before the special elections for the Florida Senate, scheduled for November 3, 2026, to fill the seat left vacant by Marco Rubio after being appointed Secretary of State. Nixon is facing off against the Republican Ashley Moody in a race where the latest polls show Moody with a lead of four to eight points statewide, although among Latino voters, the gap narrows to just one point, according to a NBC Miami poll published in mid-October.
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