Inspired by migrant caravans, new wave of Cubans seek U.S. asylum


  • World
  • Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Isel Rojas put his dream of leaving Cuba on hold when the United States ended a generous immigration policy for island residents. But watching coverage of migrant caravans heading from Central America towards the United States on Cuban television last year, he began to see a new path.

One morning in January, he woke up and told his wife he was finally ready. Fifteen days later, he was gone.

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