The collection contains a dataset of tweets collected from the Twitter microblogging and social networking service regarding the June 16, 2017 announcement of changes in U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba by the Trump administration.

The Cuban Heritage Collection collected tweets relating to the hashtags #CubanUS, #Cuba, #Trump, #CubaTrump, and #CubaEsNuestra between June 19, 2017 and July 5, 2017.

The tweets collected by the Cuban Heritage Collection for this data archive do not represent an exhaustive or complete record of all tweets relating to the targeted hashtags due to restritions on tweet volume accessed via the Twitter API.

The 2017 "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" Policy Change Twitter Archive collection contains a dataset of tweets collected from Twitter microblogging platform when President Obama suspended the former interpretation of the 1995 revision of the application of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966. Beginning January 12, 2017, Cuban nationals who attempt to enter the United States illegally and do not qualify for humanitarian relief will be subject to removal, consistent with U.S. law and enforcement priorities.

During the announcement, the Cuban Heritage Collection collected tweets relating to the following phrases and hashtags: #Cuba, #Cubans, #CubanAdjustmentAct, #LeyDeAjusteCubano, #WetFootDryFoot, and #PieSecoPieMojado.

The tweets collected by the Cuban Heritage Collection for this data archive do not represent an exhaustive or complete record of all tweets relating to the targeted hashtags due to restrictions on tweet volume accessed via the Twitter API.

The collection contains a data set of tweets collected from the Twitter microblogging and social networking service regarding the September 24, 2018 address of Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit at the United Nations.

The Cuban Heritage Collection collected tweets relating to the hashtags #PeaceSummitCuba, #PeaceSummit, #CubaenlaONU, #DiazCanel, and #CubaUS between September 25, 2018 and October 2, 2018.

The tweets collected by the Cuban Heritage Collection for this data archive do not represent an exhaustive or complete record of all tweets relating to the targeted hashtags due to restritions on tweet volume accessed via the Twitter API.

The collection contains a data set of tweets collected from the Twitter microblogging and social networking service regarding the June 2019 changes to travel policy toward Cuba imposed by the Trump administration.

From June 4 to 13, 2019, the Cuban Heritage Collection collected tweets relating to the following hashtags and phrases: Cuba cruises, Cuba travel ban, Cuba travel restrictions, Cuba sanctions, Cuba policy, #SomosContinuidad, #CubavsHelmsBurton, #HelmsBurton, and #SomosCuba.

The tweets collected by the Cuban Heritage Collection for this data archive do not represent an exhaustive or complete record of all tweets relating to the targeted hashtags due to restritions on tweet volume accessed via the Twitter API.

The 2019 Helms-Burton Act Twitter Archive collection contains a dataset of tweets collected from Twitter microblogging platform in response to the Trump administration's announcement that the suspension of the extension of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act would not be continued. Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 (known as the “Helms-Burton Act”) provides a cause of action under U.S. federal law through which U.S. nationals may sue any person who “traffics” in property that was expropriated from a U.S. national by the Cuban Government on or after January 1,1959. On April 17, 2019, the Trump administration announced that the cause of action made available under Title III, which has been suspended since 1996, would become fully effective as a basis to initiate litigation before the United States courts as of May 2, 2019.

During the announcement, the Cuban Heritage Collection collected tweets relating to the following phrases and hashtags: #HelmsBurton, #BayofPigs, and #CubaPolicy between April 18 and April 25.

The tweets collected by the Cuban Heritage Collection for this data archive do not represent an exhaustive or complete record of all tweets relating to the targeted hashtags due to restrictions on tweet volume accessed via the Twitter API.

The data archive is available for download to the University of Miami community via the University of Miami scholarly repository. The data is presented in JSON structured text files. For information on accessing the archive, see the “conditions governing access” section of this finding aid.