Cuban immigrants face ongoing deportation challenges despite having entered the United States legally under the Cuban Adjustment Act (220A status), with approximately 1.2 million Cubans entering between March 2017 and December 2024, while around 700,000 await legalization; legal victories in federal courts, such as Sixth Circuit rulings that detention without bail is unconstitutional, provide hope, but success depends heavily on individual judges' discretion and thorough case preparation, with some judges denying 91-92% of asylum cases.
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Willy Allen: Nuevas deportaciones a Cuba este juevesAdded:
Hello, good day to all Cubans, good day to all Cercuba followers, and good day also to those who watch these programs after the live broadcasts end.
Granious, I see your questions, Jacki, I see them too. Thank you all. Maris Lady, I am reading you. Now we will put all these questions. Tatiana Sardui, thank you all for being connected.
Good morning to you, Willy Allen.
Good morning, Tania. How are you?
Very good, very good. Wishing Monday would come, [laughs] wishing Saturday would come. No no. Hey, Willy, today we're going to talk about the deportations of Cubans. We were contacted by a relative of a Cuban man detained in a detention center because he didn't know, that is, he wanted to request voluntary release, but in the end they gave him a ticket and he's going back to Cuba this Thursday, deported.
Deportations of Cubans continue.
Deportations of Cubans continue. And it's more than many Cubans like this young man who are frustrated, or because of the delays here, they are frustrated, they are worried, they are afraid of being arrested, they are arrested and they prefer to leave rather than continue the fight. It is still a relatively small percentage, because once again I remind your followers, 1.2 million Cubans have entered between March 2017 and December 2024, 1.2 million.
There are approximately 700,000 Cubans who have 220A status or are awaiting some form of legalization in the United States.
Uh, 1000 are leaving, 100 are leaving. It's a relatively insignificant percentage, mathematically speaking, but 1000 people, 1000 families, 1000 people affected, 1000 families affected by what is happening.
[snort] And it's frustrating when you think about how much it costs to have gone through Nicaragua, from Cuba to Nicaragua, from Nicaragua to Mexico, to enter through the border, to be here five, six, four, uh, seven years, three years waiting to be able to legalize your status, and then suddenly wanting to leave, you realize how difficult it is for many people.
And what I've explained to many people is that the fight at this point, especially once the wet sec is over, once we're in these constant fights, I have a certain confidence and I remain confident and I remain hopeful, but more confident that in the end we're going to win and that in the end the federal courts will make the right decision. And as an example of that, the Sixth Circuit ruled this Friday that the arrests as they exist are illegal and that all people who are arrested have the right to bail. So the Sixth, Second, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits have decided that this government's order to detain bail is against the American Constitution. Only the fifth and eighth circuits have said that the arrests are legal. So as you can see, uh every day new battles. This Friday, uh we managed to get a person out of custody at the last minute and right now she's on her way to the office to meet with the assistants who helped get her out.
Marisabel participated, Jeffreo participated, three of our lawyers, Gedra, Jeffre and Marisabel participated in getting Angela out fighting in federal court. She's here and she's on her way. She must be arriving a little late to the office, but she should be sitting with one of the assistants right now. So the victories are coming on Thursday. Julia won an asylum case and I think the young woman is going to write to us in this chat to explain how Julia is a better lawyer than me.
[laughter] The first thing he said to him when he left the trial was, "Oh, sir, you are a much better lawyer than Willy." Sure, I know, everyone's better than me, but the assistant, is that why you married her? Of course, I 'm not that stupid. I just have a goofy face, but I'm not that goofy. And I also have to congratulate Suel.
Susel is a Cuban lawyer who graduated from Las Tunas, which for me is a huge surprise that Las Tunas had a university, even more surprising than producing a lawyer. And now there are three lawyers in Miami who are from Tunas, who are wonderful, the lions of the law and their cell, uh, who starts in September to study for her master's degree in law. So, he was the assistant in the case that Maria Isabel won in Orlando earlier in the week and in the case that Julia won on Thursday. One case was in Orlando, that of Mari Isabel, the other case was in North Carolina, that of Julia.
There are fights, you can win them, but I understand the frustration of the young man who says, "I can't take it anymore.
Hey, send me to Thailand, hey, anywhere, hey, but I can't take it anymore, and I understand and respect that. Hey, yesterday a lady wrote to me who I think is coming to see me today, she says, "Willy, I can't take it anymore, I want to leave." "Uh, she's not getting along with the family, the family she has here, that the daughter of her grandchildren is getting along with them, whatever." There came a point when she said, "I'd rather be in Santiago than be here."
And I completely understand.
I understand that there are people who thought the path to the empire was easier, that they were Cuban, they arrived, touched down, congratulations. Here's medicine, here are food stamps, here's help, uh, come and here's your residency, do whatever you want.
And at a certain point, things continue because under the Cuban Adjustment Act and having entered with parole under 220A, you have financial assistance for a while.
You get your residency as a Cuban, you have help for a while. But the red carpet isn't shining anymore, it's full of mud, it has some holes, uh, but it's still red, and other Cubans are still here [clears throat], but the path is more difficult. I understand on Thursday, I imagine, because they don't announce it, On Thursday, uh, which is the third Thursday of May, right?
When the next flight arrives, on Thursday the 19th, uh, we celebrate Martí's death by deporting more Cubans back to the island. How horrible. How horrible. Well, yes, Willy, what you said about the Sixth Circuit, that all detainees have the right to bail, does that affect the First Circuit where Florida is located? Because they are different districts.
The First Circuit already decided something similar, and that's why we've had such good success with the deportations in Florida, and that's why we've had so many people released on bail in Florida.
Okay.
Young man, on Friday, the judge—because judges are also the devil—this judge, with whom, to tell the truth, until this administration I had never lost and had won all the trials with him in detention, two, two, was late until 4:30, 4:45, and it was an order by email, I mean, things I don't understand, but he issued the bail order almost at the end of the day. He made it so difficult It was difficult, but we managed to be ready, pay the bail at the last minute, and on Saturday morning we secured his release because the judge wanted to move him to jail for a final trial on Monday, and you know what happens with a final trial in jail. We got him out on Saturday, and today he had to cancel his trial.
So there are victories, there are special victories that are sweet to taste.
Four assistants and three lawyers participated in getting this gentleman to his trial today.
Willy, and regarding the asylum case that Julia Quefalinos won, tell us a little bit about it, because besides saying she's a better lawyer than me [laughs], besides telling her that she's also well- prepared and did a great job, and I remember later he told her that he was better prepared than I could have ever been, and that the young woman said she was a better lawyer.
Besides that, it was an asylum case from Cuba where there was medical evidence and evidence of the treatment he suffered in Cuba, of what happened to him, and all the other things. And what is the What's very important? The presentation of data.
Just like in that court, all the information was accepted and the judge validated it. Of course, the government is stopping the two cases we won, which is what they were going to do. But while we had these two judges who granted these asylums based on good preparation in good cases, we had three judges who, in an asylum case that was also well-prepared, determined that all the evidence the client had submitted was false because she decided the deeds looked the same and decided the asylum was a fake and fraudulent one, also with Julia. So, what happens? A lot also depends on who the judges are and the preparation one has helps, but a lot depends on the fact that there are judges who will look at everything and find everything false, not credible. I remember an African American judge who was an evangelical minister who worked in a prison in Louisiana and in her long career in prison, she never found anyone credible.
So, judges like that—it's not something new, it has existed in the In the past, I had a big conflict with a judge who was here, who died a while ago. Back then, no client was credible, and I had a serious conflict with him.
But that happens.
Most of the judges who are still working, who are experienced, are decent people, but it's going to be very difficult to win with them, and I understand all of that; it's part of the frustration. There are judges who will tell you, "You'll be incredible," a punishment.
And now there are more judges, like I think the Exótico told you on Friday, there are more judges who are more difficult. They've simply eliminated more than 140 judges who were experienced and knowledgeable and competent people, and now they have judges whose job is to point fingers.
Yes, that's what Willy Allen 3 told us on Friday, the Exótico they 've prepared. Well, here it's Ojos Bellos, it's changed.
Ojos Bellos, [laughs] Ojos Bellos. He told us that 120 judges are trained to deny asylum, that is, they've been trained for that.
Okay, let's answer our viewers' questions.
Mandraque says, good morning Tani Willy Pilar Borrego. Good morning, please, attorney. Could you tell me what Judge Yadira is like in Nets? I mean, as a person, she's wonderful.
I get along very well with her. She denies 91-92% of the asylum cases before her. I've won asylum with her from Venezuela, from Nicaragua, but I've never had asylum with her from Cuba. And I've won several pardons for residents with criminal records. She's a very good judge, and as a person, she's very strict about asylum. I would say, once again, she denies 92-93% of asylum cases.
Very pleasant, very decent, she does everything via Zoom.
Very good. Yadira Bermúdez, Willy, is it normal for USIS to revoke a work permit that was approved through an adjustment of status that was already approved? The year 23, and that permit didn't expire until the 28th, and they're revoking it now in the 25th? That 's not normal; I'd have to see why they 're revoking it. They should have sent you a letter explaining the revocation and why. It would be important, Yadira, for you to read it carefully because it's very... I'd say it's very strange that they're revoking a work permit. Yadira says she was asking if that revocation is normal or if it's a sign of something.
Totally normal, and it could be a sign of something. I'd like to know why they denied it or why they revoked it. Uh, you have to read the letter that explains why they revoked it.
Aleida says, "Good morning, Tania and my dear Willy, could you please give me the name of the interpreter/translator agency?" Please ask your assistant." Thank you very much.
Uh, Aleida, call the office here and they'll give you the documents, the assistants will translate, but we do have a service that a friend of mine, who shares my name, can tell you about, which is the one we use as a professional interpreter when we go to the USIS interview.
Mm. Here's Leida, uh, so you can take a screenshot, there are the office phone numbers because even though that's Willy Allen 3's card, it's the same office.
It's the same office. I don't have a card. [laughs] Aries says, "Good morning, Tani Willy.
Greetings to all present. "Happy start to the week."
Yaneisy Betancur asks us. Hello friends, how are you? Here, eagerly awaiting your program. Could you elaborate a bit more on the asylum case won by the Jehovah's Witness client? Thank you, blessings. It was a good case, too. I believe that was the one that Marí Isabel won in Orlando. Look, Jehovah's Witnesses are the most persecuted group in the entire world. I won asylum for Jehovah's Witnesses, not only from Cuba, but especially from Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Moldova. It really is a very persecuted group. And what is important? Well, important, first, to have the testimony of their participation in their church in their country. Second, to have information about their participation in the church here in the United States. And I know they don't call it a church, but explaining and having good documentation of what happened to them in their country and how it happened, but more importantly, having the support of the church in their country and the local church. M Yisi asks us that question from Cuba. No I don't know if Yanisi is a Jehovah's Witness and has doubts about that.
The most persecuted religious group in the world. A Jehovah's Witness, could he get asylum in the United States?
Yes, I've had Jehovah's Witnesses, and someday I'll tell you the story of one of my favorite clients from St. Petersburg, a Jehovah's Witness.
I've had Jehovah's Witnesses from the former Soviet Union, from Russia, from Kazakhstan, from Ukraine, from Cuba. So it's important, it's the most important thing. I have a good, a great friend who was more than just an official interpreter for the immigration court here, one of the best interpreters, one of the most decent people, who was one of the leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses in my neighborhood, and he came to my house often, and so if he was with the group, I would talk to them, just to tease him. A very, very great friend of mine, so I have great respect for the Jehovah's Witnesses because they have always been faithful in their faith.
Question from Eli Fernandez. Tomorrow marks one year since the Work permit application.
I called USIS and they told me that by government order, they can't make requests.
My husband, my son, and I are in the same situation. Well, unfortunately, it's the pause, and with a year's wait for a work permit, uh, I don't know if I would really do something about it, but remember that the pause is still disrupting daily life.
Aries asks, Willy, do you know what criteria they're using to approve the reinstatement of driver's licenses?
One of my cousins in New Orleans was denied, and the other was approved, both waiting for a response.
Well, New Orleans, New Orleans, is one of my favorite cities. Uh, one of my favorite cities. Uh, that's what happens, Ariel, it's a matter of the discretion of the officer who happens to be there that day, not only in Louisiana, but also in Florida.
Usually, the criteria should be the information they have pending regarding their residency, their documentation, and almost always, with the approved work permit, they should be able to give it to them.
Big bear greets the queen of Melilla and the Grizzly bear, but then at the bottom it says the Queen of Melilla, that's true.
It says, "Good morning to the Queen of Melilla, to the elder Grizzly bear, to the exclusive and exotic little bear from Florida, to the Squire of Vanes and to Prince Valiant Penton. Thank you all.
Send me that. Send me that. I'm going to share that with [snort] the Prince of Bane, who they have cleaning, they have him cleaning the patio and the pool.
Then my daughter sends it to me so I can have videos of all that, and of course, since I'm discreet, she sends it to everyone.
Oh my God. "All of Miami knows it," says Jacki. And Jacki, good morning and have a happy week. I'm doing it again this week with live number six. Thank you so much, Jacki.
The number is the number clip Boer that Yankees base.
Tatiana Sardui, good morning. Usis just sent me a letter to my post office. I haven't read it, I'm working and checking the system to see if they gave me a cut-off date and they didn't. What will it be?
Tell me something good. Tatiana, usually one knows when one opens the letter and reads it.
Uh, [laughs] I have a certain talent, but I can't read your letter and I don't know what's in your letter. Open it. Who knows? It could be good news, and it could be that Willy is at work and has n't arrived home yet, and that woman is desperate. I have no idea what that letter is. It could be that they're going to send her to court, it could be happiness, we approved your residency. Who knows what that letter could be? Well, if I could predict what Usis's cards contain, I'd be living comfortably in the south of France. It has one, don't you have anyone at your house who can open it?
Instead, I'm in Miami suffering with my little one in this horrible heat. It's already hot there.
Awful.
Oh, poor thing. You have to come to Europe. Did you see Eurovision, the Greeks dancing and singing? No, I'm working on it. Uh, my wife just sent me a video of the people who are working, harvesting the olive trees at the house.
Wow, that looks like delicious Greek oil. Maris Lady Alarcón, have a blessed week everyone.
Greetings. Manuel Dorta says, "If I entered through humanitarian parole and a year and a day later I completed my residency paperwork, do I have to hire a lawyer?"
No, why bother? If everything is done by mail now, Manuel, then of course not. But if you get an appointment for a residency interview, run, hire a lawyer and hire an interpreter.
Estela sends us greetings from Cádiz. Good afternoon to our very dear Tani Willy. We send you all our love from Cadiz, Spain. We love you very much.
Blessings. Cadis Cadis.
We have to go. We have to go to Cadiz.
They say it's just like Havana. Hey, Miladi Sánchez, good morning.
That's what my mom said.
[laughter] Miladi Sánchez, good morning. What number can I contact the lawyer at for a consultation and to arrange for the closure or change of court location? Look, uh, here you have Miladis. I'm removing your comment so you can take a screenshot on those phones.
These are the office phone numbers.
Raúl García sends his greetings from Germany.
Good afternoon, Raúl. Happy week to all. María Lourdes says, uh, she asks us, "Good morning to both of you.
Continuation of the asylum defense on December 30th of this year with Stephen Mender. The courts are still open then, it's almost the end of the year. I'm Willy's client.
Uh, well, first of all, you're blessed.
Mender, a tremendous judge, one of my favorite judges, uh, a great friend of mine, his health is precarious at the moment, but a great person. Yes, there may be a trial on December 30th.
I also suspect that by December 30th, Mender might be in 2020. Uh, Mender is a very good judge, one of my favorite people.
Okay. Siomara, good morning. I entered with my children and husband across the border. We were given bail by the judge, but now my husband is getting visa approval through his mother's family petition. Can this help us in the process?
You know what's interesting, Siomara?
Because the problem is that he would have to return to Havana and ask for a pardon for Illegal entry into the United States. An illegal entry is never a legal entry into the United States. And you have to remember that right now, visas from Havana are paused.
So, your situation is difficult because, in the judge's opinion, the only way you're going to legalize your presence in the United States is by winning a waiver.
If he were to choose to go to Havana and request a waiver, how long would it take for him to return?
Well, who knows? The waiver can't take too long. The fastest they 've granted has been almost 14 to 16 months.
But remember, is the petition only for him or for the entire family?
Each person in the family would have to request a waiver. Not so much the minor children, but he and his wife would have to request a waiver. And right now, they can start the waiver process, at least to begin the process, to see if it comes through. And this visa claim, how long does it take until it expires?
Can it be extended for a period of time?
You can extend it, the maximum I've extended is two years, but it all depends on the visa. The problem is Havana.
Right. So they could start the pardon now and see if, well, start the pardon. Well, the visa has already been sent, they're in court, and the court has to close. Is it possible to request voluntary departure so they can return to Cuba? Sorry, it's complicated.
Simara. No, no, no. I advise you to speak like a lawyer. Being out for 14 months in Cuba, that's like being out for 10 to 14 months in Cuba, it takes 14 months, sorry, but you don't know if the pardon has n't been approved yet, but there's a court. I do n't know if Simara's case is complicated. Uh, I recommend you hire a good lawyer and review what's happening with your case. Rosa Estrella Reyes, good morning, thank you for being here every Monday for us, Willy.
When is the asylum fee paid? It has to be sent to the court and... How is it done? He already paid his court fee. It's for May 27th. Thanks, regards.
Remember that it has to be paid now, this year May 29th. If I pay it, there won't be any problem. Uh, I know that everything is paid by email.
Rafa Aguirre has experience with the immigration judge, Chana Chen.
In New Jersey, uh, no.
And Delsy Ortiz, greetings. Always looking forward to Mondays to listen to your program, which gives me a lot of peace. Willy, this is beyond words. My friend has been waiting for her permit for 18 months, and the residency is out of the question.
Well, once again, uh, it depends on how she 's applying. If she's applying for parole because she entered the United States legally and has been waiting for her residency for almost 18 months, she's at the point of being able to file a lawsuit against the federal government of RoMedmos to ask them to make a decision. Remember, RoMedmos is different from a Red of Corpus in that RoMedmos, uh, the USI doesn't have to say yes; what they have to do is give an answer, and if they say no, Explain why they said no.
And Osvani Alba, I'd rather live under a bridge in the United States, in freedom, than in a mansion in Cuba.
Here we'll have every opportunity to prosper honestly.
Actually, that's my position too, you know?
Empire isn't easy, and I understand that empire isn't for everyone, but I'm imperial, and I believe that in the United States, in the long run, there are always better opportunities than anywhere else in the world, including the Spanish Republic. [laughs] Life is very good here, you know. I have no doubt that you live very well, and I know that Almora lives very well in Madrid, and Carlucho lives very well in Madrid, and I have many friends who live extremely well in Spain. I'm imperial.
Well, Mandraque says, "Hello, Mandraque, the waiting and uncertainty of not having anyone to support and shelter you is desperate."
Well, that's part of it, and I think that sometimes plays a role in people who say, "That's it, enough is enough."
Mm. Yandri Castillo, greetings. And blessings for the 10th of the laws and the beautiful smile of the laws of the networks. Lawyer, is parol still in place for those who entered through CBP One?
Of course, even if they cancel the parole, even if they tell you it's revoked, it doesn't matter. For Cuban Adjustment, you already entered the United States legally, and it's a battle. That's why an appointment with your residency is important, with a lawyer, and if you applied for asylum, you're in court. You maintain asylum in court until you get your residency because, due to the pause, more judges are refusing to close cases because they say there's no certainty that they're going to grant you residency.
Yandri, thank you very much. Raciel Hidalgo, hello, my son is in Cuba, his girlfriend, an American citizen, met him online. What can be done to formalize the marriage? How interesting, because at this moment, the few times it has been granted in Cuba have been for fiancé(e) petitions, an I-129F.
So, if the American citizen girlfriend can petition for him, an I-129F, which is the petition visa... Boyfriend by boyfriend. Very good visa. And they've still granted it in Cuba. How strange.
Jorge Luis García, look how nice this message is. It says, "Hello, good morning. I am writing to thank Willy because I had to go to Cuba to see a sick relative and I had my doubts, but he told me to go and I was able to see the relative. Thank you and blessings.
That's the most important thing, seeing family and being with family, and I suspect you came back and they said welcome back, so congratulations. You ca n't be afraid. In other words, we live in a world that creates fear. Here, for the first time, I see that the American government, through its immigration department, is creating fear. Cuba is a system of fear. So, living in fear here and living in fear in Cuba is horrible. Living in fear of whether I'm going to see my sick relative, if I don't go, I'm afraid that immigration will pick me up off the streets, and living in Cuba with constant fear and terror is difficult.
That's why I see that the situation of so many people is so difficult because of the fear that is created. And what I detest about this empire, and I am imperial and I support part of it, but what I detest most about this emperor is that he creates fear. He creates fear and division.
Mm. Cuban from Havana. I'm going to celebrate next week. Perhaps there's a little candle on the altar they created for him in Doral.
Where are the Venezuelans? [laughter] The Cubans.
And there he did it. It's just that Venezuela, I don't know. It is full of Cubans, Venezuelans and Colombians. Come on, let's not discriminate.
Do not discriminate. He says, uh, Venezuelans aren't returning en masse, but they'll be calmer than us, who are on tenterhooks. No, you 're nervous, Willy, aren't you?
No, actually, I'll tell you that the Venezuelans I know are a little more nervous than the Cubans.
Because? Because we are dealing with Venezuela, although there is hope.
Now the president, the new emperor, said that Venezuela was the 51st state. I don't know what happened to the poor Puerto Ricans, but now Venezuela is in the position of being an American state and that's a blessing.
I'm not sure the president has seen who still lives in Venezuela, but they are Hispanics too. Okay, let's see. But seriously, I would tell you that right now Venezuelans have more worries than Cubans. Because? Because I assure you, and I'm already seeing it, that they are sending more Venezuelans to the Immigration Court without fully interviewing them at the asylum office.
In court, you can believe that the prosecutors are going to argue that Venezuela has changed, that the president, the former president of Venezuela is in jail, Maduro is in jail in New York, that we now consider Venezuela an ally, that we are opening relations with Venezuela and it's going to be harder for Venezuelans to win in court, and there are almost 600,000 or 700,000 Venezuelans, just like Cubans with TPS, who are on the street and very worried.
So I would say that in our community, Venezuelans are also very worried, and their process to legalize their status here is also on hold. A Cuban from Havana says, "Good morning, thank you for your continued work and support of the community. Question for the distinguished gentleman: Are there any arrests in court in Miami?"
Thank God, no one has been arrested, but in a chat two weeks ago, other lawyers were saying that people were arrested in court.
Wow.
Riswal Malagón. He says, "Hello, good morning. I am Cuban and married to my wife, who is not on pause, still without residency, but I applied for adjustment these days. Uh, I haven't seen immigration to verify that our marriage is in good faith. Has immigration seen us, that is, have they called us to verify that our marriage is in good faith?"
Well, I guess they have to be interviewed, I don't know. Uh, immigration calls us on the phone to talk to them. Uh, I imagine you like an interview. He says, "Do you think they can take action in our case?" Well, whether they're really married or not, it all depends, Risual. It depends on whether you had an interview or not, and it depends on where your wife is from. Remember that the pause includes Cuban and CU7, in reality your wife is legalizing as Cuban.
Look, Joniel, thank you Joniel. Good morning, Tania. Your interviews are very good.
Remind him that Jehovah's Witnesses are banned in Russia. They are considered a dangerous sect.
That's how it is. That's why, as I was saying, I've gained centuries of Jehovah's Witnesses in almost every part of the world, uh, where I've had clients in Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Mordova, I've gained asylum there, uh, of course from Cuba, but I confess that I've had more Jehovah's Witnesses from Russia and the former Soviet Union and Ukraine and Moldova than from Cuba. And there is a group of Jehovah's Witnesses based in Brawado County that is very active in their trial.
Rosa Estrellas Reyes says, "Willy, I want to know your opinion of Judge Ivan R. Simons of Michigan. What's it like to close the court? I've never actually been in front of Simons. I don't know him.
He's in Detroit.
Uh, Mandraque, I don't know if anyone is watching from Facebook. If anyone is watching from Facebook, please let me know. I don't think we're streaming on Facebook, only on YouTube. Uh, I only see six likes and 220 people watching. Please, it doesn't cost anything, a like.
Mandraque says, "Denying or not renewing work permits is forcing people to work illegally to survive." That 's true, that happens.
Angel Martinez, hello. Greetings to Tania and the Quincón of the Laws. That's why something new.
He says, "When does Penton go to the... What does that mean, Willy? To two. I do n't know where he's going to go if you... I know that if you live like Penton lives, you live very well, but the truth is, uh, when is Penton going to pull?
At 123, I do n't know, you have to write it down below so I can find you, Angel, explain a little better what you mean about my great friend Mario, Maria Lourdes, if you live like he lives, you live very well.
[laughs] In the end, the saying is going to stick, he's going to wear it on a t-shirt. If you live like Penton, you live very well.
That's right, Maria Lourdes, I liked that idea.
Oh my God, why am I talking? That shirt is going to be a thing. [laughs] If he lives like Penton, he lives very well, [snort] eh? Maria Lourdes, if I am and 220A. Last year, last year there wasn't time to finish the trial. Last year there wasn't There was time to finish the trial.
Maria Lourdes, let's see if you can find yourself.
You're going to have another court hearing to finish the trial, I imagine.
Okay.
I hope when I have the trial again it will be at the 220th residence.
Fausto Puri, a regular on our programs, says, "Blessings to the iconic smile and eagle eye." And eagle eye is you. [laughs] Oh, he says, "My daughter CBAN has a court hearing on June 4th." He has been applying it this way for a year now. He tried to close the court and they refused him. To do? Well, Fausto, go to court with a good lawyer; it's possible they might close the case. But what's happening is that, since there's a pause for Cuban judges, and the judges know it too, many judges are saying, "Look, you can apply for asylum and fight with me for asylum in court because I don't have jurisdiction over your residency." Your jurisdiction for residency that you are in court is with USIS and until USIS approves you I am not going to close the court.
So many depend on the judge you appoint having a good lawyer that day. Mm. This spectator says, "Good morning to both of you, big hugs." My question is for the great Willy, if they don't lift the pause by June, will they start making the mandimus? Adjustment Act. I entered with a B1, B2 visa, and I've been here for 2 years and 9 months.
Yes. Uh, The B vision, you're a good candidate to be in charge.
Estrella García had already told Wiliton that he had already started with his first mandimus.
Him, Julia, and Angela, right?
The three of them have been preparing, let's send it, but he says it takes work, it's not a piece of cake.
Well, [laughs] that's why they do it, isn't it? I am a decoration. Tania, you're in charge. You're a big boss, aren't you? I'm not in charge. Look, look, my dog didn't want to go into the house today because he was fighting with an animal in the yard.
With which animal?
Uh, I think it was a racco of this, no, I do n't know how to say it in Spanish, a racco of it again in the morning.
Estrella García Benítez says, "Greetings to you both from Sarazota, Florida. We are a family of four. We all applied for residency and work permits a year and a day ago.
We entered with CBP. They closed the court for us, except for one of us.
How strange, huh? But first, we had a court just for the whole family group.
What should we do?" We didn't receive the closure document, only the notification."
Well, the closure document is a judge's order saying the court is closed, so I don't know what you're waiting for. If you were notified, there has to be an order.
I recommend you talk to whoever ordered the court to be closed so they can ask you for the court order. Because it's impossible for it not to be closed for the whole family. If the whole family is in court together.
Taimé. Montalvo, greetings and blessings.
My son has his second preliminary hearing in June with Judge Javier Velasquide in Miami, and 22A of 2022. He doesn't have a lawyer for this hearing. We'll find one for the final hearing. He's at risk alone.
No, no, no. A horrible mistake. Uh, Velasquez is a tremendous judge and a gentleman. Uh, a very good judge. But what's going to happen? It's a good preliminary hearing.
In June, the prosecutors are asking to close the asylum and send him to Ecuador, or now to the Dominican Republic or Costa Rica.
Your son is going to be deported if he doesn't leave.
And if he doesn't He accepts, and if he accepts that, well, he's going to have to leave. The time for going to court without a lawyer is over. I'm worried about people who went to the first court without a lawyer, and they were closed down and sent to Ecuador or somewhere else. It's very important to go to the first court with a lawyer from day one. Velasquid is a very good judge, but if the prosecutors ask to send your son to another country, he's going to have to accept it, and he's a very good judge.
Miladi Sánchez, can I request court closure in San Antonio, Texas?
Alternatively, if they don't accept it, can I request a change of court for the residency application I submitted a year ago?
And if they don't accept that either, can I request a change of court?
You're so complicated. Look, actually, in San Antonio, Judge Martínez is a very good judge. The San Antonio court is a very good judge, CDP1.
You're applying for your residency, you're with the court. I would tell you that It's possible that the judge will ask you to wait until your residency arrives before closing the court case. If you live in Siado, then a change of court is possible, but don't request a change because the San Antonio court is actually better than the one in Siado. Think about it. Okay. He says what he 's doing.
Rafa Aguirre says, "Good morning to Willy Óscar Allen, the benefactor of the immigrant cause in the United States, ambassador of Arriete, fan of the Almendares team." Blessings.
That's right, ambassador of Arriete. That was the purpose, and Almendar was my team. They've got you marked. They've got you marked.
Hey, Mandra says, "They must take satisfactory measures for the thousands of undocumented immigrants.
Remember the Cuban Adjustment Act. I remember it every day, and every day I give thanks for those wonderful congressmen. Thank you, Facel and Club Pepper."
Rosa Estrella says, "Thank you for defending Jehovah's Witnesses." My husband and I are, and I imagine you are Jehovah.
Yes. And it's true, we are the most persecuted group, and you know, it's a fulfillment of biblical prophecies. Thank you for representing us in court. You are welcome.
Richi says, "Tania, you're going to tell us today what Leumila says about the I-220A appointment at USIS. We're impatient.
Blessings to Tania the Warrior and the Cuban Adjustment Act surgeon.
[laughs] Come on. Tania was lucky. She won the I-22A in court in Orlando. They're appealing, but she won. And the I- 220A interviews are interesting. My son has had two, uh, they haven't denied them, they've told him, 'We're studying the case,' says Ángel Martínez, Tania, greetings to you, to the Quincón of Laws." Do you know when the second Quincón of the laws is? Do you know when Pentón's second interview with María Elvira is?
A month has passed and nothing, thanks and bless [suppressed scream] eh, send me that because I'm going to send it to Mario.
I should send it to Maria Mira too, but then it would be like, " Don't mess with her, because when you talk about Maria Elvina on this show you end up in a headline." Let's leave it at that. [laughs] But I'll send that to Mario later.
Yes, yes. Eh, Ama, Amuri Santos. Hello good morning. I'm going to design some t-shirts that say, "If you live like Mario, you live well.
Let's do it."
Oh. And put my copyright at the bottom, right?
A tiny little face of Tani there, [laughs] as if it were No, my son is going to accept the copyright of him. He's going to say it was his idea.
[laughs] He's going to steal it from you.
Yes. Hello, good morning to both of you.
Blessings. On June 14th, I will have been waiting for my status adjustment for 2 years, and I have now been waiting 476 days for my work permit, but I am starting to save. Okay, I'm starting to do it so I can make my mandimus when the 3-year wait arrives. I am a humanitarian worker and I don't receive any government assistance or anything like that. I only live for the dream of being free.
Come on, Amori. Hey, don't wait three years.
When you have a little more time, uh, if you want, uh, let's send this one in June. No, wait, that 's the exotic one. That double sneeze is exotic.
Yes, it's right here in front of me. [laughs] She's supervising me.
Hello. Hello, Angel Martinez. Tania, I wonder, why do they talk so much about freedom in Cuba? And it's perfect, but they forget that the AIDS 20A people have no freedom. No, we don't forget every Monday. Hey, don't get me wrong, let's take it one step at a time.
The 220A group does have freedom, they live in this great country and they have a path to legalization and that path will come. Don't compare me to a 220A living with problems, with fear, with worries, which I accept and it is what I detest most about this government that creates fear for immigrants. But do n't compare it to living in Cuba, don't compare it.
Oh, oh, oh. Mandr says that what he's saying is that if Venezuela becomes the 51st state, which is already Puerto Rico, right?
The associated state of Puerto Rico, if Venezuela becomes the 51st state, will have to mine the border. [laughs] Oh, Mandrake, what things do you come up with?
Hey, Mandra is right. This emperor, well, if it weren't for the harm he does, he'd be entertaining.
Yadira says, Yadira Bermúdez, Willy, regarding the revocation of the work permit due to residency, they only updated it online and didn't send me letters. I have been a permanent resident since 2023. I have been here for 4 years and two months.
If you have been a permanent resident for 4 years, you do n't need a work permit.
You are from Vanes. You're already from Vananes.
Willy, Willy, explain to him why he doesn't need a work permit.
Neither do you.
You're an Imperial resident.
Residents do not need a work permit. You are a permanent resident. Of course they're going to revoke your permit. You don't need to have it. You shouldn't have it.
You are a permanent resident. You do n't need a work permit.
The work permit is for people who are not residents of the United States, who are pending residency, pending asylum, pending some kind of legalization process; you don't need it. Yadira, you are from Vanes. I'm asking for a friend.
Oh, I didn't know that either. It's okay, Yadira. I didn't know either.
Well, but you're from Abayamos. [laughter] Further ahead, further back.
Carelia says, "Hello, good morning. I am a client of yours. My boyfriend was put in court, but the date hasn't appeared yet and we do n't know what to do."
Hey, Creleia, talk to your assistant here. Uh, we hope he puts it in court. It may take a while for them to send it to court and set a date, but keep an eye on it because we don't want to miss that date.
Ladies says, "Good morning. Is it normal that USIS doesn't show the progress of the residency case on its website? It used to show it, but now it does n't. Cuban CVP one is that anything can be expected from UCI because it's so incompetent, so behind schedule, and has so few workers that anything can happen.
José Javier, it 's not a secret conspiracy, it's not a secret, it's incompetence.
José Javier Rivero Jve, hello. Regarding the K1 visa for a spouse of a U.S. citizen to a resident in Cuba, is there any new information on this?
The visa is for the spouse of a U.S. citizen; at this moment, it has been approved in Cuba.
Don't ask me why. Uh, I've decided that schizophrenia is something I accept in the American government and at USIS.
He says it's already been approved.
We're waiting for an interview date.
Uh, well, but it wasn't approved by USIS. The National Visa Center sent it. The National Visa Center has to send her for an interview in Havana. It's by Ángel Martínez León. Willy, Do you know what Judge Rafael is like? I have a final court date in 2028 for my residency application with 890 days. I can move it to the judge for I-285. Thanks. If you live like the Allens, you live very well. [laughs] You got a taste of your own medicine. It's not a lie, but it's not like Mario. Mario lives better.
Um, I don't know which judge Rafael is. Um, you have a final court date in 2028, did you apply for your residency? I don't know if you are, I imagine you are CBP1 or you entered on parole. Um, if you entered on parole and you are a second-class citizen, the judge has jurisdiction over your residency.
You should move it to the judge. So if you are a border parol citizen, uh, second-class citizen, I would frankly ask the judge to grant you residency faster.
Mm. Um, I don't know what he says around here. Um, my second last name is Vives because my grandmother was Rosa Vives Pilches, who... You live.
Ah, if you live like the Alen Vives, you live very well.
You live very well. Well, look, if you pull a Penton, we'll all be doing the same. If you live like the Alen Vives, you live very well. I can guarantee you that the Vies B de Fuego lived very well.
Very well. Poor Marilyn Morales.
Oh, Maril, thank you very much. You're both excellent. Richi asks, "An I220A that leaves the United States by mistake and is allowed to enter with a parole and has a court case, is the case fought in court or with USIS?"
I fought it in court. If he's not in first place and has a parol, Richy will fight and win in short order.
Tatiana says, "It's for a court date. They even sent me papers for my youngest daughter, and my 20-year-old son entered when he was 13. I have to take them.
Yes, everyone has to go to the first court hearing. Afterward, you can request that the younger children not have to go.
It says it's with Judge Raymond Gross Cooper.
Gross Cooper must be one of the new judges. Where is it?
Where is he from? Put it somewhere, Tatiana, and I'll look it up. Okay.
If he's a new judge.
Maria Lourdes, no, she already answered me above. I'm in the court with Stephen Mender. A tremendous judge.
Richi asks again, an interview for CU7. The interview is related to marriage because of the connection with Cuba.
Yes, of course. CU7 is just for a Cuban.
Because it's part of the Cuban Adjustment Act.
The person, even if they're from France, is being legalized as Cuban. How wonderful the Cuban Adjustment Act is! Where a wife, a spouse of a Cuban, even if they're from Japan, can be legalized as Cuban." Cuban.
What a wonderful law.
Every day he is grateful to Facelia and Pepper and the Senators' Mothers for that law and of course to LBJ who signed it.
60 years this year.
Agreed. Maris Ladies Alarcón Regalón says, "Is it known whether the Trump administration filed any appeal or lawsuit against the District of Columbia ruling on asylum applications at the border?" I haven't seen any updates on the subject.
They had 30 days to appeal. I don't think I've seen the appeal yet.
Hey, if Omara says they're your clients, Willy.
Alejandro Aol, I wrote more than two months ago to request a referral from you and you never responded, although with a legal entry, after more than 3 years of waiting, you will take more cases in your office.
Yes, uh, call the office and ask to speak to the exotic one. I think Alejandro had already asked the question, I don't know, Alejandro, if you had asked it before, and Willy said they were waiting for Angela to present the first mandimus, and once Angela presented the first mandimus, and I know that Angela, Julia, and Willy are all working on three different cases, but call and talk to them.
OK? Hey, greetings and blessings to you both, Willy, we love you. That 's Maria Victoria.
Thank you.
Okay, Charlie says, "I was wrongly deported to Cuba I2A, appeal in VI. I returned with parol granted by ACE. I have an ankle monitor. Uh, Avias Corpus, my lawyer recommends waiting a bit to close the appeal and apply for adjustment with parol. Uh, congratulations on returning with parol, and I think you should follow your lawyer's advice. Congratulations.
Uh, Amauri, I'm reading you. Put the comment on because I see you, but I don't see the Here's Auri. Amauri says, uh, I'm, as we say in good Cuban, hoping that a slave like me can be free from that damned communism, achieve his freedom, and be able to apply to bring his daughter out of that country.
Amauri, may it be so.
Uh, we are all slaves to something.
Okay. Let's see if it's not that I'm looking for Mauri because I see he has another question above. Mauri Santos says, "The tedious issue with the laws is the payment, which is difficult to gather so much cash without the possibility of financing with the bills.
Here, my friend, I am alone here, but I love you all the same. God bless you all." And to Mrs. Tania, to Mauri, in my office they always finance everything.
Well, look at Mauri, because if you can finance it, it's not the same there in Tocateja, and when I say finance, I don't mean they charge interest or anything like that. We have an incredible payment plan.
Well, look at it, because you might think you have to gather all that money, but you can finance it little by little.
Okay.
Iliana Jacomino, Osito, please. The asylum case of a migrant based on religion that they won in Orlando, with which judge was it? Please, my case is the same, based on religion, and it's in Orlando. I do n't remember right now. I have to check, but Orlando in particular has a good group of judges.
Uh, Pedro, greetings from Orlando, have a good week. Pilar, I asked a question from Cuba, I don't know if you received it.
Pilar, at the moment, the only question from Cuba that we have asked and that has been answered is one about the Jehovah's Witnesses. I do n't know if it's the Yours, if not, put it at the bottom and I'll look for you at the end right now.
Hey, Liliana Jacomino, sweetie, please.
Oh, about the thing about it being repeated. Eli Fernández, uh, I don't know who it was, well, I do know, but I don't remember now.
Eli Fernández, when I said "the mandim" I meant the I485, I posted another comment, it seems they didn't see it. Thanks, BR. Anyway, you can call the office now. Willy, Angela, and Julio are working on the demos.
Janet Jiménez, good morning. I didn't have a court date and I applied for residency, but then they set a court date. Do you think I should reapply before Judge Soid 220A?
I still think that paying what it costs to apply for residency in court, I wouldn't do it right now until 220 has a better definition.
Oh, Samanta, thank you very much. Good morning to the sweetie from the most beautiful province in Cuba and to beautiful Tania. Please like, I only see a few. Yes, yes, today They're holding on tight, huh? It's May. It's May. And what does May have to do with not liking something? Well, I don't know, but in May, Willy doesn't like it. Look, he does this taking time out of his own time, he does it altruistically. Miladi Sánchez, thank you both very much for your excellent work. Blessings.
Yadira, hello. I went to Huellas on April 6th, but they asked me for more evidence of a birth certificate for a married citizen. How long should I wait for an interview? I'm from Nicaragua.
Uh, Yadira, however long it takes you to deliver what they asked for. It's very important when they ask for evidence to always present it with the complete package, but if they ask for it, even if you 've sent it twice, send it again.
Pilar says, "Good morning again.
I asked about Judge Marcha Netle.
Ah, that one's already been answered, Pilar. It's been answered. A very good judge, very decent, very difficult to win with her, but a very good person. A question, uh, Carelia, what can you tell me about Judge Kelly Johnson in, uh, that 's Kentucky? Touch. Uh, I mean, I'd say that I really don't want to say anything because my mother told me that when a person is— I'm not talking about this game, of course—when my mother told me that a person is such a bad person and such a piece of [ __ ], you shouldn't speak ill of them.
Uh, [laughs] Willy's got a headline. I can't talk, I do n't want to give my opinion about him.
Well, there's no need either. Let's continue.
And Betancur, thank you so much, you're excellent.
And here in Pellón it says, "The Vives Vilches also lived in Cumanayagua and they lived very well." The Vives lived well. Uh-huh. Uh, very well. Uh, the cousins, that's why it's the poor side of the family.
Oh, oh. And with the Those little trickles of water from Blind Montero.
The water, that. Auri Santos. I only trust you.
About how my brother's meeting with the people at M Rex went last week.
Oh, you haven't told that. Tell me, tell me, that's important. It's not public, huh? It's not public.
Ah, but I'll call you, I'll call you when the program is over, tell me. [laughs] He says, "They always lived very well."
Mauri Santos says, "I only trust you."
Alen Vives from the poor part.
Actually, Alen Quevedo, the poorest part even.
Amauri Santos says, "I only trust you, my lord bear of the laws." I am devastated and very worried, because my daughter is still in Cuba. I haven't seen my elderly parents or my children for 7 years, I can't go to the Dominican Republic to see them.
Yes, because I imagine you're waiting to be able to legalize your status. That's the problem. The worst part for me is the waiting, the family separation. And I was separated from my parents for 4 years when I came to the United States. I completely understand that.
He says, "I live broken inside like many Cubans." It just pushed me to do what I've always known how to do: work and study.
And that's where eventually one comes together, reunites.
Gabin says, "Another victory in a lawsuit in Washington over the pause."
That's how it is. Uh, there are several. I believe the pause is ending because of the lawsuits they are losing.
Oh, Ana Fuentes, who is Manuel Fuentes, says, "Greetings from Manuel in New Jersey. Willy's de-exoticized.
The empire doesn't last 67 years. In 2 years, the cold will be gone. [laughs] [suppressed scream] Oh my. Hey, Alejandro says, "That's right, I was waiting to hear how the first cases were going." Oh, right.
I know I had asked Willy, Willy 3, and Willy 3 had explained that they would get started as soon as the first cases came in. That's right. I was waiting to hear how the first cases were going, but they never answered me again. I sent all my information to one of their assistants.
I'm waiting for you guys because I trust you.
Alejandro, they're going to contact you. Don't worry, but I only take on cases when I'm confident we're going to win.
Hey, over here it says, "How can I call and talk to Willy Junior?" "Whenever I call the office, an assistant answers." Look, Lucas, come sit here so I can see your face because he's asking for you. They can see me on Friday, right? See, that's why they can see him on Friday.
Oh, he has his own show. He doesn't want to give you more viewers. Beautiful eyes, beautiful eyes, he's deified.
Beautiful eyes doesn't want to share with the father.
Well, not this Friday.
No.
Oh. He wo n't be there on Friday because he's going to a concert in Seattle.
No, I'll be on a plane on Friday.
Ah, okay. Well, we don't have a show on Friday, then no. Congratulations. Rest well. We're going to miss you. We're going to miss you.
But at least one more time before you go.
Look, an incredible effort. He's moving and he's going to say hello.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, what was he wearing? Where is it?
Still here. Ah, wait, I can't see you.
Now I can. There's Alejandro. There's Willy, and now I'll put his number on Phone number on screen.
You saw it for that, electronic.
Here it is. Okay, take a screenshot and keep it, and call that number. There's also his email address, and I know they answer them.
But remember, he's going on vacation on Friday.
Write right now, otherwise he'll answer it in airplane mode. [laughs] H this way. Uh, Yuri says, "Yuri, good morning to both of you from Willy." It strikes me as extremely odd that Nicaragua has not been included in the Travel Bound. That 's true, but we continue the fight, but we do need to be patient. I think the breaks will end this month anyway, so I'm not worried.
Reinier, we're almost finished, we ca n't go past minute 59.
You, who once again in your particular case, uh, you are, uh, you can make a ruim so that they make a decision for you again. The R mand are won and what is won order that you use tom decision. They usually say yes, but they can also say no. We had to appeal because they said no.
Hey, over here, hey, Elva Rodríguez, another question. I have an ICE appointment this year and they asked me to bring my passport, but it's expired.
Should I get it renewed or can I keep it as is? I sent it to be renewed, but I always worry when they ask for your passport.
Make sure you go with a lawyer.
Look, my day started off fabulously today. One of my favorite clients, whom I have represented for 20 years. I won him protection from being sent to Colombia. He was a key witness for the United States and cooperated in many major cases in Colombia, and today he was afraid he would be arrested. Uh, it was with Jeffre that I had incredible luck. He and my son are lucky. Oh, Maricel is also lucky and today they gave her six more months.
OK. Well, we have to finish.
Pilar, your question is answered a little further up. It was Pilar, the girl who is in Cuba asking about Judge Marcha Net, whom Willy said was a good person, but very difficult to gain asylum with. It's very difficult to win her over, but she's a good person. Thank you so much for being on Cybercuba.
Tania, see you. Congratulations.
See you. I'll send you the screenshots now and call you. [laughs] See you later. Bye bye.
Thank you all. We'll be back in a little while with interviews. Bye bye.
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