Marien Acosta, a young Cuban woman who is five months pregnant and the mother of a little girl, sees with horror how her family has been torn apart after her husband was detained during what seemed like a routine meeting with ICE and was subject to an Order of Supervision and Deportation (I-220B).
Mario de León Díaz, 26, faces imminent deportation for failing a credible fear interview when he showed up at the southern border to request political asylum.
The young man went last Friday to an annual appointment with ICE where he was detained, becoming one of the Cubans who in recent days have had to face the possibility of being deported to the island.
“My family is broken right now. My daughter is suffering. When my daughter sees that he is not there on her birthday, I will not be able to continue lying to her, telling her that he is working because she is a very intelligent girl,” Marien said in statements to Telemundo 51.
“When I have to give birth and I don’t have anyone there for me. My little girl who won’t have her daddy by her side… Please touch your heart.”the young woman added through tears.
The family’s lawyer, Eduardo Soto, clarified that Marien is an American citizen and that a petition was made months ago so that her husband could legalize her status.
Soto regrets that the authorities have ordered a family to be separated when it was only a matter of time before the request was resolved in its favour.
“They are doing a lot of damage”says Marien, visibly moved, describing as “horrible” the constant fear experienced by families where there are Cubans under an I-220B.
The situation is even more worrying due to the increase in the number of Cubans without criminal records detained during their appointments with Immigration.
Other Cubans detained and under imminent threat of deportation
In recent days the case of Yoselianys Rodriguezmarried to a Cuban doctor who is also a US citizen.
“We have been together for three years, but we have been married for a year and a half. And as soon as we got married we filed the family petition,” revealed Yoselianys’ husband, who has also met with local congressmen to discuss the case, which is similar to that of other Cubans who are going through the same situation.
“It is very strange because there are people with crimes who are not deported to Cuba. And “People who are honest and have not committed any crime are deported just because Cuba is accepting them.”he said in statements prior to Telemundo 51Antonio Ramos, immigration lawyer.
An opinion that was shared a few days ago by Rosaly Chaviano, a lawyer who is handling the case of another young Cuban who is detained and at risk of deportation to Cuba.
“We know of many people who have been in the United States for many years and who have committed serious crimes and yet Cuba still does not want them,” said the lawyer.
Last week, a case of Lisvan Isidron Cabrera26, who entered the United States in March 2021 through the border, won the credible fear, but lost his political asylum case before immigration authorities. Now he was detained by ICE after attending his immigration appointment.
“He has no one, he only has me and his brother. We have no one in Cuba. I don’t know what would happen if they sent him there,” said his mother, Mirielzi Cabrera, visibly distressed.
At the end of june The United States government carried out its fifteenth deportation flight to Cubain which 56 Cuban immigrants were returned.