Cuban exiles /tags/cuban-exiles Cuban exiles en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 21 May 2026 11:18:44 GMT A Cuban exiles' group is at the heart of Raúl Castro's indictment over a 1996 shootdown /americas/2026-05-21/a-cuban-exiles-group-is-at-the-heart-of-raul-castros-indictment-over-a-1996-shootdown A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department's decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Raúl Castro. The indictment is connected to Castro's alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group. Castro was defense minister at the time. Thu, 21 May 2026 11:18:44 GMT /americas/2026-05-21/a-cuban-exiles-group-is-at-the-heart-of-raul-castros-indictment-over-a-1996-shootdown Michael Weissenstein| Associated Press Thirty years after deadly plane shoot-down, Raúl Castro indicted by the U.S. /americas/2026-05-20/raul-castro-indicted-murder-brothers-rescue For many Cuban-Americans, winning a case in court is not the point. The point is that Cuban leadership, most importantly Raúl Castro, feel pressured to step down after the indictment has been made public. Wed, 20 May 2026 17:40:40 GMT /americas/2026-05-20/raul-castro-indicted-murder-brothers-rescue Daniel Rivero South Florida lawmakers want new address for Cuban Embassy in Washington: Oswaldo Payá Way /americas/2025-07-22/south-florida-lawmakers-want-new-address-for-cuban-embassy-in-washington-oswaldo-paya-way A bipartisan group South Florida lawmakers want the street in front of the Cuban government’s embassy in Washington renamed after a prominent Cuban dissident killed 13 years ago this month in a mysterious car crash in Cuba. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-07-22/south-florida-lawmakers-want-new-address-for-cuban-embassy-in-washington-oswaldo-paya-way Sergio R. Bustos Exiles should welcome Cuba's baseball team to Miami. As a prop, it's a hit /commentary/2023-03-23/exiles-should-welcome-cubas-baseball-team-to-miami-as-a-prop-its-a-hit COMMENTARY Cuban baseball today seems a reminder of the island's massive youth exodus — which ought to make it a handy showcase of what Cuban exiles protest. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:30:00 GMT /commentary/2023-03-23/exiles-should-welcome-cubas-baseball-team-to-miami-as-a-prop-its-a-hit Tim Padgett World Baseball Classic told exiles to see Cuban players like any others. Did they? /americas/2023-03-22/world-baseball-classic-told-exiles-to-see-cuban-players-like-any-others-did-they Letting Cuban MLB players suit up for the Cuban national team in this month's global tournament angered some Cuban exiles — but was gladly accepted by many others. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-03-22/world-baseball-classic-told-exiles-to-see-cuban-players-like-any-others-did-they Tim Padgett FIU's 'Cuban Privilege' night was a typical — and yet a valuable — Miami moment /commentary/2022-12-15/fius-cuban-privilege-night-was-a-typical-and-yet-valuable-miami-moment COMMENTARY By so loudly condemning a book on Cuban immigration privileges, exiles instead prompted Miami to look more deeply into its important findings. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-12-15/fius-cuban-privilege-night-was-a-typical-and-yet-valuable-miami-moment Tim Padgett Cubans challenge the claim that they're privileged ... by asserting their privilege /commentary/2022-12-08/cubans-challenge-the-claim-that-theyre-privileged-by-asserting-their-privilege COMMENTARY It's great Cubans can present their point of view on a new book about immigration. But it's also about Haitians — whose views need some privilege too. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-12-08/cubans-challenge-the-claim-that-theyre-privileged-by-asserting-their-privilege Tim Padgett Cuba's regime may be 'shaken to its core' by the death of powerful general Rodríguez López-Calleja /news/2022-07-01/cubas-regime-may-be-shaken-to-its-core-by-the-death-of-powerful-general-rodriguez-lopez-callejas Gen. Luis Alberto Rodríguez López-Calleja, a top communist party boss, led the military-controlled corporation that accounts for most of Cuba's economy. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:05:00 GMT /news/2022-07-01/cubas-regime-may-be-shaken-to-its-core-by-the-death-of-powerful-general-rodriguez-lopez-callejas Tim Padgett Mambí Mess: What does the sale of two iconic radio stations tell us about Miami? /news/2022-06-17/mambi-mess-what-does-the-sale-of-two-iconic-radio-stations-tell-us-about-miami The conservative Spanish-language stations that a Democrat-led group is buying are revered by many Cubans in Miami. So why aren't Cubans buying them? Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-06-17/mambi-mess-what-does-the-sale-of-two-iconic-radio-stations-tell-us-about-miami Tim Padgett Cuban exiles fear new Spanish-language radio owners in Miami will censor conservative voices /news/2022-06-08/cuban-exiles-fear-new-spanish-language-radio-owners-in-miami-will-censor-conservative-voices Cuban exile leaders gathered in Little Havana to warn a Democrat-led group buying Radio Mambí and WQBA not to turn the stations into "leftist" outlets. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 22:15:00 GMT /news/2022-06-08/cuban-exiles-fear-new-spanish-language-radio-owners-in-miami-will-censor-conservative-voices Tim Padgett