Manuel Alejandro Marrero Medina, the son of Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, had been accepted as a beneficiary of the Biden administration’s “humanitarian parole” program, but US authorities ultimately denied him a flight permit to enter the country, Martí Noticias reported. report On Thursday.
In January 2023, President Joe Biden’s administration established a “humanitarian parole” program through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). process This would allow up to 30,000 Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan nationals to apply for entry into the United States each month.
Beneficiaries of the program must rely on financial support from a “sponsoring” U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. Once they pass a “clear and rigorous security screening” and receive all necessary approvals from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), they are given pre-authorization to travel to the U.S. and allowed to stay and work “for up to two years.”
As of mid-April, more than 435,000 people from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti were in the country. Reportedly I input it The United States is a beneficiary of the humanitarian parole process.
The humanitarian parole program targets victims of dictatorial regimes in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, as well as Haitians fleeing the epidemic of gang violence that has engulfed the Caribbean. Reports It shows that individuals with ties to Cuba’s communist regime have been successful in entering the United States as beneficiaries of the program, including members of the family of Cuban Prime Minister Marrero Cruz.
Martí Noticias, a US media outlet focused on Cuba stated The report said Marrero Medina had been approved as a beneficiary of a parole program but was denied the necessary flight authorization – the final step in the parole process before being allowed to travel to the US – making it impossible for him to travel to the US.
Marrero Medina, 31, is the eldest son of Cuba’s Communist prime minister and reportedly worked for the Cuban military-owned Gaviota tourism company, where his father was president before becoming president. Designated Cuba’s Prime Minister in 2019. The Prime Minister is not the head of the Cuban government. The most powerful man in Cuba is Raul Castro, the leader of the Communist Party. President Miguel Díaz-Canel is also a figurehead subordinate to Castro.
Although Marrero Medina has been denied entry into the United States, a source close to the Cuban prime minister’s son told Martí Noticias that Marrero Medina’s mother, Solange Medina, a sister and one of his aunts are currently living in the United States.
April, Marti Noticias report Two nieces of Cuban Prime Minister Marrero Cruz are currently living in Cape Coral, Florida, according to the outlet. One of the nieces entered the U.S. at the southern border, while the other is a beneficiary of the Biden administration’s parole program.
Martí Noticias reported that Medina Marrero described herself on social media as a “travel lover, makeup and photography addict.” Before deleting all her accounts, she boasted of numerous photos and videos showing off lavish trips abroad that Cubans would never get to experience after decades of extremely inhumane living conditions and extreme poverty under the Castro regime.
Manuel Marrero Jr. #Cubayou are dead, you do not know the light on the water, you are dressed, you live a happy life, because in your heart is the Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, who is eager to subscribe and read letters from millions of other Cubans. pic.twitter.com/1C0nLV9Hae
— Cristian Crespo F. 🇺 “The night is not eternal” (@cristiancrespoj) December 22, 2019
As in the case of Marrero Medina, Liván Fuentes Álvarez, former president of the Popular Power Municipal Council of Isla de la Juventud, the Communist regime’s highest-ranking municipal government; was denied A flight permit to travel to the United States after being approved as a beneficiary of the Humanitarian Parole Program.
Alerís Casañola Quintana, who succeeded Fuentes Álvarez as president of the People’s Power Council of Isla de la Juventud, Live She had been living in Kentucky with her son but is now applying for asylum, citing “fear of socialism.”
According to a report published Thursday by Martí Noticias, the Biden administration has allowed Casañola to enter U.S. territory.
Casagnola entered the U.S. at the southern border and reportedly applied for asylum through the Biden administration’s CBP One application, a platform used by migrants to enter U.S. territory.
Christian K. Caruso is a Venezuelan author documenting life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter. here.
