A Cuban woman in Miami recounted the recent deportation case of her brother, an immigrant with an I-220 A form who is among the group of people repatriated to the island last week.
On July 18, a deportation flight from the United States arrived in Havana, with 54 Cubans on board. Among them is Yeidis's brother (@yeidistravelagentusa on TikTok).
The young mother carefully explained her brother's case and provided important advice for Cuban immigrants in the United States who are going through a similar process to that of the young deportee.
Yeidis assures that her brother passed the credible fear interview, but he still had to present his case in court. The lawyer who defended him was often doubtful about the real situation of danger that his client could face in Cuba.
"Choose your lawyer wisely. Select a lawyer who identifies with your case, who is in tune with the situation in Cuba, and who will defend you wholeheartedly," recommended Yeidis.
The young woman also urged immigrants who have obtained legal status in the United States to be careful with their statements on social media, as she claims 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 such behavior in large masses conveys a message that Cubans are "not political refugees."
"The legal factor is there, but there is also discretion, which is equal to 'what U.S. officials understand.' So, please, let us contribute to the cases of other Cubans," he said.
Yeidis acknowledged with pain that her brother is already in Cuba and that this reality cannot be changed, but she appeared calm and prepared to learn from this defeat and to refocus the future with more effective strategies that will someday allow her to reunite her family outside the island.
"If Cubans continue talking nonsense on social media, the United States government will end up removing the Adjustment Act, because they won't believe what is happening in Cuba," said the young woman.
In his testimony, he also called for unity within the Cuban community in exile.
"Let's make the Cuban community united so that we can be credible. We are under the scrutiny of American society; we must take care of what we say and our behavior to preserve in this country the laws that benefit us," he commented.
Recently, numerous cases of Cubans with I-220 B forms have been reported who have been detained after living more than a year in the United States, despite working and maintaining appropriate social behavior. Many of these individuals are awaiting deportation processes to Cuba.
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