A Cuban woman in Miami recounted the recent deportation case of her brother, an immigrant with form I-220 A who is in the group of people repatriated to the island last week.
On July 18, a ship arrived in Havana deportation flight from the United Stateswith 54 Cubans on board. Among them is Yeidis’ brother (@yeidistravelagentusa on TikTok).
The young mother carefully explained her brother’s case and left important advice for Cuban immigrants in the United States who are going through a process similar to that suffered by the deported young man.
Yeidis says that her brother passed the credible fear interview, but he still had to present his case in court. The lawyer who defended him, at various times seemed doubtful about the real danger his client could face in Cuba.
“Choose your lawyer carefully. Choose a lawyer who identifies with your case, who is in tune with the situation in Cuba, and who will defend you wholeheartedly,” Yeidis recommended.
The young woman also asked immigrants who have obtained legal status in the United States to be careful with their statements on social media, because she says it is very common to find testimonies from Cubans that discredit the cases of other immigrants of the same nationality.
He also called, in the comments of the post, not to travel desperately to Cuba after obtaining residency in the United States, because with such behavior in large numbers, a message is transmitted that Cubans “are not politically persecuted.”
“There is the legal factor, but there is also the discretionary factor, which is equal to ‘what U.S. officials understand.’ So, please, let us contribute to the cases of other Cubans,” he said.
Yeidis painfully acknowledged that her brother is already in Cuba and that reality cannot be reversed, but she appeared calm and prepared to learn from this defeat and refocus the future with more accurate strategies that will allow her to one day reunite with her family outside the island.
“If Cubans continue to talk nonsense on social media, the United States government will end up repealing the Adjustment Act, because they will not believe what is happening in Cuba,” said the young woman.
In his testimony he also called for unity in the Cuban community in exile.
“Let’s unite the Cuban community so that we can be credible. We are in the crosshairs of American society, we must be careful about what we say and our behavior, to preserve in this country the laws that benefit us,” he said.
Numerous cases have been reported recently Cuban cases with form I-220 B who have been detained after living in the United States for more than a year, despite working and maintaining appropriate social behavior. Many of these people are awaiting deportation proceedings to Cuba.