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Fostering regional collaboration to enhance the rights, well-being, and dignity of people across the Americas.

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Hear from CEDA’s Executive Director, María Jose Espinosa, and our Director of Strategy & Advocacy, Francisca Vigaud-Walsh, as they discuss evolving migration patterns, regional responses, and what’s at stake for human rights & global mobility. RSVP now ⬇️

Center for International Policy@cipolicy.bsky.social · last yr.

EVENT 🌐 Join Senior Fellow María José Espinosa, Francesca Vigaud & @yaelschacher.bsky.social for a panel on shifting migration patterns, regional responses, and what’s at stake for human rights. Moderated by Gil Guerra. 📅 Aug 13 | 🕠 5:30–7:30PM ET members.ypfp.org/event-6276607

CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

New ICE Memo: U.S. immigration officials may deport migrants to countries other than their home nations with as little as 6 hours' notice, a top Trump administration official said in a memo, offering a preview of how deportations could ramp up. www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...

ICE may deport migrants to countries other than their own with just six hours notice, memo says

U.S. immigration officials may deport migrants to countries other than their home nations with as little as six hours' notice, a top Trump administration official said in a memo, offering a preview of how deportations could ramp up.

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

“Weakening U.S. human rights promotion and contracting the department’s humanitarian assistance offices is not reform, it is retreat,” said Francisca Vigaud-Walsh, director of advocacy and strategy at the Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

State Department prepares mass firings of 1,300 diplomats

Marco Rubio overseeing seismic cuts to bureaus that promote democracy and combat human rights abuses

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Center for International Policy@cipolicy.bsky.social · last yr.

Senior Fellow Maria Jose Espinosa shares insights on Trump's migration policy and canceled humanitarian parole, impacting more than half a million Cuban migrants. Listen to the podcast in Spanish: elhilo.audio/podcast/paro... @weareceda.bsky.social @elhilopodcast.bsky.social

Del “privilegio” a la deportación: el nuevo limbo de los migrantes cubanos

El Gobierno de Donald Trump está cerrando los caminos legales para migrar a Estados Unidos. Para los cubanos, significa un desamparo sin precedentes.

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

New from CEDA: One year after our 2024 brief, Nicholas Aimé examines recent developments in Costa Rica’s asylum system, including funding constraints, policy shifts, and ongoing reform efforts. www.weareceda.org/ceda-publica...

An Enduring Challenge: Obstacles and Efforts to Improving Costa Rica’s Protection System — CEDA

Access to protection in Costa Rica is compromised at a time where safeguarding it is needed more than ever. A year on from CEDA’s 2024 brief, Costa Rica: Access to Protection, Costa Rica’s asylum sy...

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El hilo@elhilopodcast.bsky.social · last yr.

Este episodio fue realizado gracias al apoyo de @weareceda.bsky.social, una organización que reúne a gobiernos, sociedad civil y comunidades de las Américas para promover políticas que mejoran el bienestar y respetan la dignidad y los derechos de las personas en todo el hemisferio. elhilo.audio/255

Del “privilegio” a la deportación: el nuevo limbo de los migrantes cubanos

El Gobierno de Donald Trump está cerrando los caminos legales para migrar a Estados Unidos. Para los cubanos, significa un desamparo sin precedentes.

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El hilo@elhilopodcast.bsky.social · last yr.

@weareceda.bsky.social entrevistó a Rachel Pereda, una periodista cubana que llegó a Estados Unidos luego de recorrer Centroamérica con sus hijos pequeños. Su caso ilustra el costo personal de la política migratoria actual. www.weareceda.org/interview-se...

“Como intentar construir una casa sobre arena” Los cubanos en los EEUU enfrentan incertidumbre y limbo legal — CEDA

Rachel Pereda es una periodista cubana que hizo la travesía por Centroamérica para llegar a los Estados Unidos junta a su esposo y sus hijos pequeños. Escribe sobre migración, maternidad y el impacto...

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

New CEDA Commentary: The State Department is transforming its Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), an office historically tasked with protecting the rights and safety of displaced people, into a backdoor support system for DHS. www.weareceda.org/ceda-publica...

The US Is Quietly Rewiring Humanitarian Aid into Deportation Support — CEDA

The State Department is transforming its Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), an office historically tasked with protecting the rights and safety of displaced people, into a backdoor s...

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

NEWS: The Trump administration is planning to dramatically ramp up sending undocumented migrants to Guantanamo Bay starting this week, with at least 9,000 people being vetted for transfer, according to documents obtained by POLITICO. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Trump team plans to send thousands of migrants to Guantanamo starting as soon as this week

The use of the facility would send another signal of deterrence amid immigration crackdown.

politico.com

CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

According to María José Espinosa, recent history shows that travel bans, such as those implemented under the Trump administration, “have not proven to be effective tools in preventing real threats of terrorism." english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-...

No trips or family reunions: Trump’s latest betrayal of Cubans and Venezuelans

The travel ban is seen as a show of disloyalty to two communities that supported the Republican: ‘One day he takes one thing from us, the next day something else’

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

CEDA strongly condemns the Trump administration’s June 4 proclamation suspending or restricting entry into the United States for nationals of 19 countries. “The proclamation is rife with contradictions,” said María José Espinosa, CEDA’s Executive Director. www.weareceda.org/the-latest/p...

CEDA Condemns Presidential Proclamation Targeting Nationals from Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela — CEDA

Washington, D.C. – The Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas (CEDA) strongly condemns the Trump administration’s June 4 proclamation suspending or restricting entry into the United State...

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

The new tariff increase by ETECSA, the state-owned company that holds the monopoly on communications in Cuba, has increased connectivity costs so much that some Cubans would have to work more than a month just to check Facebook, send WhatsApp messages, or search Google. elpais.com/america/2025...

El Gobierno de Cuba dolariza internet: “Esta medida es un verdadero apartheid digital”

El aumento de los costos del servicio, que deberá adquirirse principalmente en la divisa estadounidense, responde a la necesidad de introducir divisas en una economía quebrada

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

CEDA condemns the State Department’s proposed reorganization of PRM, which would shift its focus from humanitarian protection to migrant removals. The plan introduces troubling language and threatens U.S. global humanitarian leadership. www.weareceda.org/the-latest/p...

CEDA Condemns Proposed State Department Reorganization of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) — CEDA

CEDA condemns the State Department’s proposed reorganization of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which would shift its focus from humanitarian protection to migrant removals. The pla...

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

NEWS: #Ecuador is now home to the third-highest level of displaced people in Latin America. More than 100,000 people fled their homes in 2024 due to the escalation of violence. www.primicias.ec/seguridad/de...

Ecuador se convierte en 'el tercer país de América con más desplazados' por la violencia

Más de 100.000 personas huyeron de sus hogares en 2024 por la escalada de violencia, según el Consejo Noruego para los Refugiados. Ecuador solo es superado por Haití y Colombia en la región.

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

CEDA is concerned by the arrest of Salvadoran lawyer Ruth López, Head of Cristosal’s Anti-Corruption Unit, and signed onto an FIDH letter condemning her forced disappearance and detention: www.fidh.org/en/region/am...

El Salvador: More than one hundred civil society organisations denounce the arbitrary detention of human rights defender Ruth López

More than 100 civil society organisation including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (…)

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

A Board of Immigration Appeals court ruling on the case of a Chinese immigrant could have ramifications on Cubans in the US with #I220A immigration documents. en.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...

Migration ruling opens legal option for Cubans with I-220A in the United States

The decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals could impact thousands of Cubans in the U.S. by questioning the release with I-220A, sparking debates around immigration processes and status adjustmen...

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

NEWS: The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) has granted a license for the incorporation and operation in the country of NOVABANK S.A., a wholly Canadian-owned corporate bank that will serve the private sector. oncubanews.com/cuba/economi...

Cuba autoriza a banco canadiense prestar servicios financieros al sector privado - OnCubaNews

El Banco Central de Cuba autorizó al banco canadiense NOVABANK a prestar servicios financieros al sector privado de la isla.

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

"This moment is not about symbolism. It is a test of whether the Global Compact on Migration can remain relevant in an era defined by shrinking protection space, increasingly hostile narratives, and growing political pressure to criminalize mobility." www.weareceda.org/ceda-publica...

From Rhetoric to Responsibility: What the Global Compact for Migration Must Deliver — CEDA

Last month’s regional review of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) in Latin America and the Caribbean landed at a time of reckoning. Civil society from across the region convened in Santiago, Chi...

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

For the first time, the US is ending the dream of a green card for 550,000 Cubans, a group historically favored by immigration laws. Cubans face difficulties finding work and legalizing their status, similar to the rest of the Latin community. elpais.com/us/migracion...

Estados Unidos entierra por primera vez el sueño de una green card para 550.000 migrantes cubanos

Los cubanos, un grupo históricamente beneficiado por las leyes migratorias, podrían comenzar a verse en dificultades para encontrar trabajo, legalizarse o viajar, como el resto de la comunidad latina

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

Over half a million Cubans hold I-220A status in the US. This is deeply troubling and will have far-reaching effects. wsvn.com/news/us-worl...

At least 18 Cubans with I-220A detained by federal officials in major shift of immigration policy - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

As the Trump administration continues its crackdown on illegal immigrants, Cubans, who often enjoyed special benefits from the U.S., are finding out things have changed.At<a class="excerpt-read-more" ...

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CEDA@weareceda.bsky.social · last yr.

Wednesday, March 12, 1PM EST | Join CEDA, @wola-org.bsky.social , @refugeesintl.bsky.social, @imumiac.bsky.social, @cgrsasylum.bsky.social, and @alianzaamericas.bsky.social sky.social for an educational webinar on #migration policy. More info and register: www.weareceda.org/events/regio...

Regional Impacts of New Migration Policy: Consequences for Migration Governance in Latin America — CEDA

El webinar estará disponible en español e inglés The new U.S. migration policies have intensified pressure on regional governments to deter migration. The administration has reinforced bilateral enf...

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