Congressman Carlos Giménez warns Cuban repressors in the U.S.: “They have no place in our country.”

The Cuban-American congressman Carlos Giménez issued a strong warning to the regime's oppressors from Cuba who have settled in the United States: “You are not welcome in our country”.

Through his account on the social network X, the Republican lawmaker thanked citizens and exile organizations for their reports against individuals linked to the repressive apparatus of the regime in Havana. “Thank you all for the reports against the murderers of the dictatorship in Cuba who have infiltrated the United States. ICE is apprehending them while others are self-deporting like the cowardly thugs they are,” he wrote.

In March, the politician reported on the platform RepresoresCubanos.com, a tool that allows for the collection and sharing of information about former agents of MININT and MINFAR who participated in repressive actions and now reside in U.S. territory, many of them protected by programs such as humanitarian parole or the Cuban Adjustment Act.

More than a hundred infiltrators

According to recent data, at least 100 repressors of the Cuban regime have managed to settle in the United States in recent years. Investigations and reports from the exile community have identified their presence in cities such as Miami and Tampa, generating strong opposition among victims and human rights defenders.

Giménez, together with other congress members such as Mario Díaz-Balart and María Elvira Salazar, has advocated for stronger actions against these individuals. In March, the legislator publicly urged to report these cases and submitted a list of alleged repressive officials to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

First results: self-deportations and arrests

Political pressure and allegations are starting to have an impact. The former Cuban official Eduardo Velázquez Infante, known as "Major Eduardo," voluntarily left the United States and is currently in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, after being identified as a repressor by the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba and appearing on the list provided by Giménez.

On April 14, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of Daniel Morejón García, a 57-year-old Cuban citizen, accused of lying upon his entry to the country about his connections to the Castro regime. The arrest was reported by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit in Miami.

"What lies ahead for them is of biblical proportions."

Similarly, it was reported this Wednesday that Leandro Rubén Garnica González, a former officer of the State Security Department (DSE) in Cienfuegos, has recently returned to Cuba after more than a decade living in the United States as a permanent resident, as stated by journalist Mario Pentón in his news channels.

Garnica, who arrived in the country in 2013, attempted unsuccessfully to obtain U.S. citizenship. According to family sources and the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba (FHRC), his application was dismissed due to his repressive history on the island.

In recent statements, Carlos Giménez also directly warned the Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, asserting that the new Trump administration will push for strong measures: “What is coming for them is of biblical proportions”.

The congressman's words reflect the growing concern among exile groups about the infiltration of repressors on U.S. soil and the determination of the authorities to block their entry.

"Those who chased, tortured, or silenced voices within Cuba cannot walk freely down the streets of Miami. Here, freedom and justice are respected," Giménez stated.

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