The Cuban president stated that this dramatic worsening has a single cause: "the genocidal energy blockade to which the U.S. subjects our country, threatening irrational tariffs on any nation that supplies us with fuel".
Cuban authorities have introduced a comprehensive legislative update to the nation's migration policy, centered on the new concept of "Effective Migration Residency."
Since the events that took place in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3, a series of developments and interpretations of those events have unfolded, which have had a direct impact on the quality of life of Cubans, both on and off the island.