"Once again alone": Cuban mother suffers the detention of her husband by ICE

Alexa Batista, a Cuban mother living in Houston, Texas, is experiencing days of distress following the detention of her husband by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine appointment.

The forced separation, carried out without clear explanations, has left her alone with her children and engulfed in deep uncertainty.

According to what she shared in several videos posted on her Facebook profile, she and her partner attended the immigration appointment together when the agents informed them that "one of them had to stay" and the other had to leave with the children, with orders to return later, but without the minors.

Amid tears and desperation, she recounted that she was given a new appointment for November 6, this time without the children, and that they did not explain what would happen to her husband or his current legal situation.

Alexa reported the treatment she received, claiming that she was not even allowed to speak and that she was removed from the location while her husband was left detained.

In her own words, the experience was so traumatic that she ended up paralyzed by the trembling in her hands and had to wait for an acquaintance to pick her up, unable to drive.

The young mother expressed that she does not want to be separated from her children under any circumstances and has announced her intention to self-deport to prevent ICE from detaining her at her next appointment.

“Mama can, mama is mama,” she wrote in a post in which she was requesting urgent financial assistance, as the fundraising platform isn't working for her.

He also shared his Zelle number in hopes of receiving direct contributions to address the upcoming expenses.

Your testimony reflects not only the emotional crisis faced by many migrant families in the United States, but also the lack of transparency surrounding some of the detentions carried out by ICE, which leave parents and children exposed to family separations and extreme decisions.

The actions of ICE continue to create uncertainty among Cuban migrants, as evidenced by the case of a young man with I-220A status, who managed to be released after spending two weeks in detention.

His story, marked by the dream of becoming a firefighter, became a symbol of hope for many, but it also reflects the arbitrariness of the current immigration system.

Meanwhile, the arrests continue. In San Antonio, ICE arrested a Cuban during a scheduled appointment, leaving his wife without support, with a newborn baby, and in a state of distress.

The woman, also a migrant, reported that her husband had his documents in order and that the detention occurred without clear justification, which heightened her fear that any interaction with the authorities could result in a forced separation.

Another case that highlights the complexity of the system is that of a Cuban who arrived in the United States as a baby and who, 58 years later, faces a potential deportation due to a court order issued more than two decades ago.

A full life in the United States has not been enough to stop the process that could force him to return to an island he no longer recognizes as his own.

These situations add to the story of a Cuban who saw her husband deported after 23 years in the U.S., despite being married to a citizen and having started a family.

The woman recounted with frustration how the authorities arrested him without giving him the opportunity for an effective defense, a practice that is becoming increasingly common according to reports from lawyers and activists.

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