The United States immigration authorities released activist Diasniurka Salcedo and her family on Monday, after she, her husband and two of her children surrendered at the southern border at the beginning of last week.
The news was confirmed by Diasniurka Salcedo herself and celebrated by friends of the activist who expressed their emotions on Facebook.
“I am in a land of freedom with two of my children and husband, detained for a week, but God is great,” said the activist and immediately the reactions began to come out.
Cuban Isis Ro, sharing photos of Diasniurka in the United States, said it was "impossible to say a word."
A while later, activist Lara Crofs joined the voices celebrating Diasniurka's arrival in the United States.
“Let's share the joy. They have just confirmed to me that Diasniurka Salcedo Verdecia is now a free woman, along with two of her children and husband,” she stated.
While Cuban philologist and activist Camila Rodríguez described the news as “one of the greatest joys of these hard days” and asked that “a new life now begins for you and your family, and that this life be one of happiness.”
After several months of harassment by State SecurityDiasniurka left Cuba on January 13, under threat of jail.
"I had to leave Cuba, I had to leave most of my children behind, only two options for me: leave Cuba, my homeland, my land, the one I love and for which I have fought head-on for more than 14 years; or go to prison to serve an unjust sentence of 8 years," he said in an emotional post on Facebook.
The Cuban woman could not travel with her son Alain even though she had purchased a plane ticket, because State Security prohibited it.
Likewise, she had to say goodbye to several of the children in her care – orphans, children of prisoners or abusive parents – whom she adopted more than four years ago, and whose custody they threatened to take away from her.
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