Outrage after video of Cuban defending the "revolution" from Miami

A video published on social media sparked outrage among the Cuban community in exile, as it showed an emigrant publicly defending the Cuban regime from Miami.

The man, identified as William Ávila Pérez, claims that he will return to the island apparently in the context of deportations driven by Donald Trump.

In his video, he praises the supposed "virtues of the socialist system" and claims that those deported from the United States will be received "with open arms by the regime" and even "will be able to return to their former jobs on the island."

The recording has been shared from an official profile that labels those who have responded to Ávila Pérez as "haters."

In the video, Ávila defends the Cuban healthcare system, whose precariousness he does not acknowledge, and describes the United States as "an empire full of evil."

It also claims that if a Cuban is deported, "he will return to his job," a statement that has been refuted by numerous testimonies and reports that demonstrate the regime's common practice of punishing repatriates with social marginalization or political surveillance.

One of the first to react was the Cuban journalist Ernesto Morales, who ironized: “Here you have the revolutionary and Fidelista companion William Ávila, who says that the United States is an empire full of evil, and that communism ‘really works.’ With that plate of food, straight from the empire,” Morales wrote alongside an image of Ávila Pérez.

The case has sparked a debate about the use of freedom of expression in democracy to promote regimes that deny that same right to citizens within their borders. While Ávila praises from the safety of South Florida a system that many Cubans are desperately fleeing, others accuse him of hypocrisy and opportunism.

This type of content has been used by media aligned with the Cuban regime to delegitimize the complaints from the exile community and to project an image of external support for the government of Havana.

However, the migration data, testimonies of repression, and the very existence of a growing diaspora contradict that narrative.

In recent years, thousands of Cubans have left the island fleeing economic crisis, political repression, and lack of opportunities. Many of them have been victims of job expulsions, state surveillance, or discrimination for dissenting or attempting to return after residing abroad without permission.

"Send it to darkistan... Cuba, and when there are three blackouts and you see the abundance of scarcity, I will tell you a story about that shameless guy," commented an internet user.

"I don't understand how the American government can deport hundreds of people who were just working to support their families, while these thieving lackeys are granted asylum. What the government needs to DO is round them all up and send them as a gift to Bukele," said another.

"Double standards to suit his convenience, and there are thousands like him," declared a third internet user.

In recent weeks, ICE has arrested several Cubans linked to the repressive apparatus of the Havana regime, who are now facing deportation.

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