In 2021, like many Cubans and Cuban Americans that summer, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was jamming to “Patria y Vida,” the Grammy-winning protest anthem that became a rallying cry for dissidents in Cuba.

Cuban American Republican representative Maria Elvira Salazar criticized Trump’s immigration crackdown, which affects Cubans, Haitians and Venezuelans.

For much of July, Pedro Lorenzo Concepción was held at Alligator Alcatraz along with dozens of other Cuban nationals in a detention camp billed as a last stop for immigrants slated for deportation — ...

Ashlie Soto of Lehigh acres and Jill Cicero of Naples holds up signs outside of Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Ochopee. Luis Santana Times For much of July, Pedro Lorenzo Concepción ...