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Cuban Performers File for Asylum

By Robert Siegel

Published November 15, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 20 years ago.

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Cast members of the Havana Night Club show, opening Tuesday at the Stardust theater in Las Vegas, have sought political asylum at a federal court in Las Vegas. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jose David, one of the 43 troupe members who filed.

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Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.

Cuban Performers File for Asylum

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