该岛经历了67年的威权统治，古巴共产党是唯一合法政党。据当地报道，上周抗议者在夜间袭击了岛上的一个共产党总部，洗劫建筑并试图纵火。
“如今的抗议者比以前更勇敢，”1960年代离开古巴的移民何塞·科拉佐（Jose Collazo）表示，“但如果你记得四年前他们出来抗议时，遭到了残酷镇压。”
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亚当·莫雷诺加入2024年3月18日在佛罗里达州迈阿密小哈瓦那地区的民众行列，声援古巴抗议者。(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
[特朗普称他相信自己有“收复古巴”的“荣誉”，称这个加勒比岛国是“非常虚弱的国家”]
科拉佐经常在小哈瓦那心脏地带的多米诺公园（Domino Park）消磨时光，这是迈阿密一个古巴移民聚居区。他和其他古巴裔美国人会在这里进行友好但竞争激烈的多米诺骨牌游戏，并讨论时事。
最近，关于古巴局势的讨论很多。美国大使馆声明和古巴当局称，周一全国电网崩溃导致约1000万人断电。古巴官员表示，停电与燃料短缺和老旧发电厂故障有关。
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2024年3月18日，佛罗里达州迈阿密小哈瓦那多米诺公园入口。(Amy Galo)
此外，近几个月经济危机因特朗普威胁对向古巴运送石油的国家加征关税而进一步恶化。
[俄罗斯用“欺骗战术”向古巴运送燃料，挑战特朗普禁运令：报道]
“他们活得像石器时代的穴居人。太可悲了，看到人们营养不良、衣衫褴褛，”科拉佐说。
岛上局势升级之际，特朗普发表言论称他期望有“荣幸”以某种形式“收复古巴”，并表示“我可以对这个邻国为所欲为”。
“古巴现在状况非常糟糕。他们在和马可（Rubio）谈，”特朗普告诉记者，“我们很快就会对古巴采取行动……我们正在处理古巴问题。”
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哈瓦那马克西莫·戈麦斯纪念碑前的反政府抗议者。数百名示威者涌上古巴多个城市街头，抗议持续的食品短缺和食品价格高昂。(AP Photo/Eliana Aponte)
周二，古巴移民之子、参议员马可·卢比奥也评论古巴局势，称哈瓦那“必须换一批新领导人”。
与此同时，五角大楼官员告诉议员们，尽管仍将古巴视为长期安全隐患，但目前没有入侵计划。
[古巴活动人士向特朗普喊话：“让古巴再次伟大”，结束共产主义统治]
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佛罗里达州迈阿密多米诺公园外展示的美国国旗和古巴国旗。(Amy Galo)
“我在这里生活了47年，我认为这是古巴第一次出现真正好转的迹象，”住在迈阿密的古巴移民弗朗西斯科·博特利亚（Francisco Botella）表示，“这一次局势非常岌岌可危，这个体制正在全面崩溃。”
听到美国领导人讨论古巴局势，博特利亚和科拉佐等古巴流亡社区成员感到希望。
“我认为古巴的时代结束了。我真的认为一切都结束了。要么共产党领导人辞职，要么马杜罗的下场会落到他们头上，”博特利亚说。
古巴官员继续将经济困难归咎于美国制裁，而分析师表示，政府正面临停电持续、基本物资短缺和民众不满加剧的多重压力。
艾米·加洛（Amy Galo）2026年加入福克斯新闻，担任驻佛罗里达州奥兰多的多媒体记者。
MIAMI, Florida – There’s growing unrest in Cuba as the communist government struggles to deal with island-wide blackouts and a collapsing economy. As President Donald Trump alludes to change on the island, the Cuban community in Miami is left wondering what is next.
The island has experienced 67 years of authoritarian rule where the Communist Party of Cuba is the only legal party.Last week, protesters attacked a Communist Party headquarters on the island overnight, ransacking the building and attempting to set it on fire, according to local reports.
“The protesters are more brave today than before,” said Jose Collazo, a Cuban migrant who left the island in the 1960’s. “But if you remember four years ago when they came out, they were brutally repressed.”
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Adam Moreno joins people in the Little Havana neighborhood show their support for the protesters in Cuba on March 18, 2024, in Miami, Florida.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
[TRUMP SAYS HE BELIEVES HE HAS ‘HONOR’ OF ‘TAKING CUBA,’ CALLS CARIBBEAN ISLAND A ‘VERY WEAKENED NATION’]
Collazo often spends time at Domino Park in the heart of Little Havana, a neighborhood in Miami with a large population of Cuban immigrants. He and other Cuban Americans meet up for friendly — but highly competitive — games of dominoes and to discuss current affairs.
Lately, there’s been a lot of chatter about the situation in Cuba. On Monday, a nationwide power grid collapse left roughly 10 million people without electricity, according to U.S. Embassy statements and Cuban authorities. Cuban officials have said the outages are linked to fuel shortages and failures at aging power plants.
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The entrance to Domino Park in Little Havana on March 18 in Miami, Florida.(Amy Galo)
Then, there’s the ongoing economic crisis which has been made even worse in recent months after President Trump threatened tariffs on any country that sends oil to Cuba.
[RUSSIA SHIPS FUEL TO CUBA USING ‘SPOOFING’ TACTIC CHALLENGING TRUMP EMBARGO: REPORTS]
“They’re living like in the Stone Age. Cave people. That’s how they live. It’s sad to see the people [living with] malnutrition, living in ragged clothes,” said Collazo.
The escalating tension on the island comes amid remarks by Trump that he expects to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form” and “I can do anything I want” with the neighboring country.
“Cuba right now is in very bad shape. They’re talking to Marco,” Trump told reporters, “We’ll be doing something with Cuba very soon.… We’re dealing with Cuba.”
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Anti-government protesters gather at the Maximo Gomez monument in Havana, Cuba. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs.(AP Photo/Eliana Aponte)
On Tuesday, Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, also made comments about the island, saying “they have to get new people in charge” in Havana.
Meanwhile, Pentagon officials told lawmakers there are no plans to invade Cuba, even as they described it as a long-standing security concern.
[CUBAN ACTIVIST TO TRUMP: ‘MAKE CUBA GREAT AGAIN’ BY ENDING COMMUNIST RULE]
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The U.S. flag and Cuban flag on display outside of Domino Park in Miami, Florida.(Amy Galo)
“In all the years I’ve been here— I’m going on 47 years— I think this is the first time I’ve seen really good things happening for Cuba,” said Francisco Botella, a Cuban migrant who lives in Miami. “You can tell it’s a very precarious situation this time around. Now the system is going down, way down.”
Hearing U.S. leaders discuss the situation brings members of the Cuban exile community like Botella and Collazo hope.
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“I think this is the end for Cuba. I really think it’s over. Either the communist leaders leave, or what happened to Maduro will happen to them,” said Botella.
Cuban officials have continued to blame U.S. sanctions for the country’s economic hardships, while analysts say the government is facing mounting pressure from ongoing blackouts, shortages of basic goods, and growing public frustration.
Amy Galo joined FOX News in 2026 as a Multimedia Reporter based in Orlando, Florida.