Cubans Trying to Reach U.S. Southern Border Get New Shortcut Through Nicaragua
- Ortega government lifts visa requirements for Cubans
- Cubans have been making long, arduous trek through Darien Gap
A municipal worker sweeps the floor in front of a mural depicting Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at Cuba square in Managua, Nicaragua.
Photographer: Inti Ocon/AFP/Getty Images
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A new shortcut has opened up for Cuban migrants to reach the U.S. after Nicaragua lifted visa requirements for citizens of the communist island.
From this week, Cubans will be able to travel freely to the Central America nation, according to a statement dated Nov. 22 published on a government website.