US-Cuba relations

The United States in early January approved a policy change that makes migrants request a permit, or parole, online before arriving with the sponsorship of a relative or acquaintance in the U.S. Cubans have responded with zeal, launching a search for sponsors and long lines to obtain documents.

The closure, which is expected to last several days, is necessary for the safety of visitors and staff because of the resources and space needed to attend to the migrants. Concession-operated ferry and sea plane services are temporarily suspended.

The border crisis and Cuba's economic desperation may make cooperation necessary again. Former Rep. Joe Garcia, who leads an effort to promote U.S. engagement with Cuba, discusses the challenges.

"Doing this is not a matter of politics. This is human lives," says Niubis Robaina.

Local and state officials are saying they stand in solidarity with Cuban protesters facing an economic crisis and shortages of food and medicine.

Travelers are reacting strongly to the Trump administration’s recent restrictions on trips to Cuba. Many vacationers that had already booked cruises are…

The secretary of state said the administration must hold Cuba accountable for the property Havana seized in the wake of the 1959 communist revolution.

Travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba have some airlines looking to change routes, while others are thinking of adding more flights.After…

Florida governor Rick Scott, who is running for U.S. Senate, said during a campaign rally Friday that the country should be firmer in its relations with...

Former ambassador Vicki Huddleston criticized the contraction of U.S.-Cuba relations under President Donald Trump and called for more engagement at a talk…

The Bay of Pigs is one of the darkest episodes of Cuban-American history. But that failed 1961 attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro had...

Relations between the U.S. and Cuba are currently strained following a mysterious incident that injured two dozen American diplomatic personnel on the…