Juan Carlos Santana Novoa, the Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security of Cubarequested refuge in the United States since early September, after he visited Mexico for work.
In accordance with what was exposed by international media, the Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security traveled to Mexico on September 4 to participate in the Technical Summit of the American Social Security Commissions.
Nevertheless, did not return to Cuba at the end of his participation, Instead, he traveled to Nogales, Sonora, where he took the opportunity to cross the border between Mexico and the United States and request political asylum in the United States.
Vice Minister of Labor in Cuba, Juan Carlos Santana Novoa (especial)
Cuban Vice Minister of Labor stayed in Florida, United States
Apparently, Juan Carlos Santana Novoa headed to Arizona to request political asylum, with the intention of moving to Florida, where he will undergo a preliminary hearing to resolve his asylum situation.
The preliminary hearing will be in Orlando, Florida on August 21, 2026 at 08:30 amas shown by the digital system of the United States Immigration Court.
Likewise, it was detailed that upon arriving in United States territory The Vice Minister of Labor in Cuba did not report that he was a Cuban official, and that two of his children already live in United States territory, one of them for less than a year.
It should be noted that it was recently pointed out that members of the Cuban Communist Party who have participated in the totalitarian regime are “inadmissible in the United States” under the law, according to Congressman Carlos Antonio Giménez.
Juan Carlos Santana Novoa serves as Vice Minister of Labor in Cuba since January 2022 and so far the island’s government has not commented on his alleged flight from the regime.
Vice Minister of Labor in Cuba, Juan Carlos Santana Novoa (especial)
After a request for refuge from the Vice Minister of Labor in Cuba, they point out that the island is “sinking”
According to the Human Rights Foundation in Cuba (FHRC), from February 2023 cAbout 117 people affected by the island’s repression have sought refuge in the United States.
This situation has not been well received by some of the US officials, since Among the refugees are some of the members of the Cuban regime.
Among those accused of seeking refuge in the United States are:
- Former prosecutor Rosalba Roca Sampedro
- The former head of the Communist Party in Cienfuegos, Manuel Menéndez Castellanos
- The former president of the Municipal Assembly of Popular Power on the Isle of Youth, Arelys Casañola Quintana
- Judge Melody González Pedraza
In this regard, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar regretted that she had not chosen another country more similar to her communist ideology to emigrate to.
“Instead of seeking refuge in Venezuela, Nicaragua or North Korea, the defenders of Cuban communism knock on the door of the capitalist empire and unfortunately the Biden-Harris administration lets them in.”
Maria Elvira Salazar
For his part, Florida immigration attorney Wilfredo Allen said that The arrival of senior officials of the Cuban regime to the United States shows that “the ship is sinking.”
Regarding the case of the Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security of Cuba, he indicated that Juan Carlos Santana Novoa was honest when requesting his asylum request, and that If he cooperates with the US government he could be admitted.
“If the Vice Minister provides valuable information and demonstrates that he was transparent in his request, he could remain in the United States.”
Wilfredo Allen
Vice Minister of Labor in Cuba, Juan Carlos Santana Novoa (especial)
2024-10-08 18:53:00