Dozens of Cubans were queuing on Tuesday to attend their appointments at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Miramar, Broward County, reported journalist Javier Díaz.
On his page Facebook The Miami-based reporter posted images of long lines in that state of migrants – many of them with I-220B documents – who risk being detained and deported.
“When you think you’re having a bad day, remember this photo: they are migrants, mostly Cubans, who have an appointment with ICE and after passing this fence they risk being arrested. detained and therefore deported“, Diaz said.
He said the photo was taken in the morning at the ICE office in Miramar. “It was packed with Cubans who were complying with an order to present themselves to immigration authorities. They were nervous and had the greatest faith and hope that they would not be arrested,” he said.
He lamented that “the lives of people who do not yet have legal status in the United States can change overnight” and recommended that migrants work on their cases and seek ways to legalize themselves.
In recent weeks, immigration lawyers in Miami have denounced that the US authorities are detaining and deporting those who have an I-220B document (deportation order), especially young people without criminal records, who must be previously accepted by the Cuban regime.
Last Friday the US deported a group of migrants to Cuba. 54 irregular migrants on a flight which landed at José Martí International Airport.
According to the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), the group was made up of 40 men and 14 women, most of whom had left Cuba legally, but then took irregular routes to reach the U.S. border.
From that group, Cuban Mario de León Díaz was released the day before, with immigration document I-220B who had been detained by ICE and faced the threat of deportation to Cuba.
The family’s lawyer, Eduardo Soto, filed a petition requesting emergency parolearguing the delicate situation of the young migrant’s pregnant wife.
Leon Diaz faced a deportation order for having an I-220B document and not having passed the credible fear interview at the United States border.
During what seemed like a routine meeting with ICE last week, he was detained for having an Order of Supervision and Deportation (I-220B). The same has happened to dozens of Cubans, who have been returned to the island throughout the year on at least seven deportation flights.
