Nicaragua blocks pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach the US

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Updated 10.2.2026

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Nicaragua *Cuba Guyana Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo

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Feb 10 Evening

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Fox News - WorldFeb 10

Nicaragua blocks pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach the US

Nicaragua has blocked Cuban citizens from entering the country without a visa, effectively closing a popular migration route to the U.S. For years, Cubans would fly to Nicaragua and then travel north with smugglers through Central America and Mexico. The Nicaraguan government confirmed the suspension of the visa exemption on Sunday. This action follows a national emergency declaration by former President Trump in January, accusing Cuba of aligning with hostile foreign powers and seeking to punish countries that supply Cuba with oil. With the Nicaraguan route closed, Cubans seeking to reach the U.S. are now primarily left with the option of traveling through Guyana and the Darien Gap or attempting dangerous boat trips to Florida.

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Nicaragua has blocked Cuban citizens from entering the country without a visa.

— The Associated Press

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Cuban migrants would fly to Nicaragua and meet up with smugglers to migrate to the U.S.

— The Associated Press

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Trump declared a national emergency over Cuba in late January.

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Cuba aligns itself with hostile countries, transnational terrorist groups, and malign actors.

— President Donald Trump

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Migrants travel through the Darien Gap from Guyana to reach the U.S.

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Feb 10 Morning

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New York Times - WorldFeb 10

Nicaragua Blocks a Route from Cuba to the U.S.

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Nicaragua blocked Cuban migrants from entering the country without a visa.

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The Nicaraguan government did not provide a reason for the change in its announcement.

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Nicaragua charged migrants upward of $1,000 in “fees”.

— Manuel Orozco

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At least 100,000 passengers from Haiti and Cuba arrived in charter flights to Nicaragua in 2023 en route to the U.S.-Mexico border.

— Manuel Orozco

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The move was seen by experts as an attempt to ease pressure from the Trump administration.

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