{"id":779,"date":"2026-05-20T23:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=779"},"modified":"2026-05-20T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:03:55","slug":"castro-indictment-brings-hope-heartbreak-and-skepticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=779","title":{"rendered":"Castro indictment brings hope, heartbreak and skepticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 For Bay of Pigs veterans and the broader Cuban American community in South Florida, Wednesday\u2019s indictment of Raul Castro is stirring both hope and heartbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=777\">Broward agencies launch Memorial Day crackdown on street takeovers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local 10 News visited the new Bay of Pigs museum in Miami\u2019s Little Havana neighborhood, honoring those who led the deadly and failed attempt to topple the Castro regime 65 years ago, where 91-year-old Andres Mena and his fellow Bay of Pigs were quick with a reminder: they\u2019ve been here before. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is going to be our last chance (at a democratic Cuba),\u201d Mena said. \u201cI don\u2019t think it will be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mena said he thinks the communist regime on the island will put up a \u201cfight\u201d and \u201cmany would die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parallel to the cautious optimism, The Cuban American Bar Association already has a plan to move forward without the regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last 20-plus years we have prepared a transitional law document that stands ready to support a peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba,\u201d Haydee Sera, with the Cuban American Bar Association, said. \u201cWe need to keep in mind the Cuban people. The Cuban people have suffered, are suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=775\">German tourist apologizes after anti-Semitic message written on Miami Beach park bench<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ana Castro, no relation to the regime, says she wishes she could hit the streets in celebration over the indictment. But she can\u2019t. She\u2019s filled with mixed emotion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still really upset about the immigration situation, but super happy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Once a supporter of President Donald Trump, her husband was one of thousands of Cubans detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>She says he spent most of the past year at \u201cAlligator Alcatraz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have made so many Hispanics suffer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Castro said she\u2019s skeptical of the administration\u2019s motivations in her homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Cuban Americans said they hope that any regime change wouldn\u2019t look like Venezuela\u2019s, where the ruling party of ousted dictator Nicolas Maduro remains in place.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=773\">Republicans mull dropping $1 billion security money request for the White House and Trump\u2019s ballroom<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Bay of Pigs veterans and the broader Cuban American community in South Florida, Wednesday\u2019s indictment of Raul Castro is stirring both hope and heartbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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