Cuban Exiles Are Losing Privileged Migration Status Under Trump (Correct)

For decades, Cuban migrants enjoyed exceptional privileges in the US regardless of who was in power. Now President Donald Trump is attacking those benefits.

As Washington waged a Cold War against the communist island 90 miles south of Florida, fleeing Cubans were granted fast-track status that made them the envy of other Latin Americans. Along the way, exiles and their families became a powerful force in Republican politics, helping deliver Florida to Trump in 2016 and 2024. And with Marco Rubio serving as Secretary of State, the community has never had more power.

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