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Cuban mixed migration: US fuels departures and restricts access
By Mixed Migration Centre at ReliefWeb
· July 3, 2026
· 13 min read
. However, this has been replaced by restrictive and contradictory policies more recently. Over the last few months, the US has intensified political and economic pressure on Cuba, thereby increasing the drivers of migration from the island. Simultaneously, the US has been restricting legal pathways
Key takeaway Between the 1960s and early 2000s, mixed migration from Cuba was heavily driven by a number of major events, such as the early 1960s exodus, the 1980 Mariel boatlift or the 1994 Cuban balsero (“rafter”) crisis.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: July 3, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 13 min
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