Cuban asylum claims in Brazil nearly doubled to about 41,900 in 2025, making Cubans the largest group of asylum seekers as they take a costly new route.
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Key Facts
—The surge. Cuban asylum claims in Brazil nearly doubled to about 41,900 in 2025.
—The milestone. Cubans now make up most asylum seekers in Brazil and have overtaken Venezuelans.
—The route. Many fly to visa-free Guyana, then cross overland into Brazil’s northern state of Roraima.
Brazil intercepts 108 Cuban immigrants amid growing asylum applications
Brazilian police rescue 108 Cuban migrants at the northern border and arrest 5 alleged smugglers
La policía de Brasil rescató a 108 migrantes cubanos en la frontera con Guyana y detuvo a cinco traficantes
Sobe para 108 o número de cubanos resgatados em único dia em Roraima | G1
Actualizaciones recientes del Uscis: la regla que beneficia a venezolanos y cubanos que esperan asilo en EE.UU.
Last year, for the first time in a decade, Cuban asylum applications exceeded Venezuelan ones in sign of growing strain.
Brazilian police have rescued more than 100 Cuban migrants from human smugglers at the northern border with Guyana
Southern city of Curitiba ranks just behind northern entry-point towns in Cuban asylum requests
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