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Cuba

Caribbean · Rank #6 by court cases · Code: CU

Cuban immigration has a unique legal history due to the Cuban Adjustment Act and wet-foot/dry-foot policy (ended 2017). Cuban asylum seekers historically received favorable treatment. The 2022-2023 migration surge brought record numbers.

1.4M

Total Immigrants

2.9% of foreign-born

455,427

Court Cases

Rank #6

68,000

Removal Orders

42.1%

Asylum Grant Rate

112,000 applied

3 yrs

Green Card Wait

Not DV eligible

Key Facts

•Cuban Adjustment Act provides special pathway

•Historically high asylum grant rates

•2022-23 saw record Cuban migration

•Wet-foot/dry-foot ended in 2017

Detailed Immigration Statistics

Total Immigrants in U.S.	1,360,000
Share of Foreign-Born Population	2.9%
Immigration Court Cases	455,427
Removal Orders Issued	68,000
Asylum Applications	112,000
Asylum Grant Rate	42.1%
Deportations	18,000
Visa Issuances (2023)	8,900
Green Card Wait Time	3 years
Diversity Visa Lottery Eligible	❌ No

Top Visa Types

Humanitarian ParoleAsylumFamily-BasedDiversity Visa

Immigration Pipeline

How Cuba nationals move through the U.S. immigration system:

8,900

Visas Issued (2023)

→

455,427

Court Cases (Total)

→

47,152

Asylum Granted

→

18,000

Deportations

Data Sources

DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, DOJ EOIR, CBP, DOS Visa Statistics. Last updated: March 2026. Court case data from DOJ EOIR. Visa issuance data from Department of State. Immigrant population estimates from Census Bureau American Community Survey and Migration Policy Institute.