Olga Díaz, an 84-year-old Cuban woman who arrived in Florida last week on a boat with about twenty people, including her daughter, could be deported to Cuba, something that leaves her family in suspense.
According to previous reports, the group arrived in Marathon, in the Florida Keys, and was intercepted by the Border Patrol.
The elderly woman was released the next day, but her daughter Nilda remains detained at the Broward Detention Center for migrants.
"I was here at home and I got a call from a strange number, and when I answered it was my mom calling me to say, 'dad, I'm here.' I still can't believe it," explained Michael Hernández, grandson of the elderly woman and son of Nilda Cordero, in statements to Alexis Boentes for Telemundo 51.
However, what was once a surprise and a joy is now a cause for concern, as mother and daughter are facing a deportation order that is a source of sleeplessness for the family.
"When my sister risked her to the sea it was because she was desperate," said Dainay Cordero, daughter of Olga who has taken in the elderly woman in Florida.
"She doesn't know me, she cries all the time," noted the woman, who emphasized that her mother cries a lot for the daughter who remains detained.
Although Olga is experiencing the excitement of her first days in the United States, incredibly spoiled by her family, the grandmother - who lived in the Havana municipality of Guanabacoa in Cuba - has admitted that she misses her daughter, and that she feels sad when there aren't many people around.
Eduardo Soto, the immigration lawyer who has taken on the case of Olga and her daughter Nilda, hopes that the authorities will set aside the expedited deportation so that both women can have their right to demonstrate their credible fear of returning to Cuba.
"We are doing everything possible for Olga and her daughter to remain in the country. It is a complicated case, but we have hope that justice will prevail," he assured.
Olga, who also has a pending deportation order, must report to the offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
In the meantime, Olga Díaz, a coffee enthusiast, enjoys her new life as much as possible, hoping that soon everyone can be together and that there is no turning back.
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