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Trump Ends Cuban Parole, Slashes Green Cards, ICE Arrests Surge

4/29/2026

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The Trump administration ended a two-year parole program, leaving a million Cubans undocumented.
U.S. President Donald Trump reduced Cuban green-card approvals 99.8% and increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests of Cubans 463%.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved 10,000 Cuban applications in October 2024, dropping to dozens by end-2025.
A Miami Herald poll found 68% of Cuban Americans disapprove of heightened deportations, favor migration, and back Trump's Cuba stance.

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Story summary

The Trump administration ended a two-year parole program, leaving a million Cubans undocumented.
U.S. President Donald Trump reduced Cuban green-card approvals 99.8% and increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests of Cubans 463%.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved 10,000 Cuban applications in October 2024, dropping to dozens by end-2025.
A Miami Herald poll found 68% of Cuban Americans disapprove of heightened deportations, favor migration, and back Trump's Cuba stance.