The former Cuban baseball player Daniel Alejandro Tomás Pardo, who was part of the Industriales team in the National Series, was detained by agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Saturday, July 12, in the state of Mississippi, sources close to the case, who requested to remain anonymous, reported to CiberCuba.
According to the official record from the Madison County Detention Center, Daniel Tomás, 29 years old and originally from San Miguel del Padrón, was admitted to the center at 12:09 AM on July 13, 2025 on the charge of "illegal entry - foreigner", with no bail set.
The arrest occurred as he was leaving his workplace in the town of Madison, Mississippi. A few days later, the former catcher and outfielder from the capital was transferred to the Jena/LaSalle Detention Center in Louisiana, where he currently remains, according to records accessed by this outlet.
CiberCuba contacted his half-brother, the renowned baseball player Yasmani Tomás, but so far he has not made any statements regarding the situation.
Daniel Tomás was part of the Industriales team before leaving the country and, according to the information available so far, he is said to have illegally reached the United States.
His brother Yasmani, known as "El Tanque," played this season with Industriales in the Cuban Baseball Elite League and also stood out in the Mexican League of the Pacific 2024-2025 with the Cañeros de Los Mochis, where he led the home run championship. Previously, he played in Major League Baseball with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team with which he signed a contract worth over 60 million dollars in 2014.
In recent months, following the return of Donald Trump to the White House and the approval of his stricter immigration policies, hundreds of Cubans in irregular status, both with and without criminal records, have been . This situation has raised concerns among exile communities and among Cuban migrants who remain in pending processes or without defined status.
The case of Daniel Tomás adds to the growing list of Cubans who, after leaving the island, face complex immigration processes in their attempt to establish themselves legally in the United States.
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