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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the arrest in Miami of a Cuban citizen identified as Rolquis Torres Ricardo, who has a criminal record for child sexual abuse and domestic violence.
According to a statement shared on the social network X, the federal agency labeled Torres Ricardo as a “convicted criminal” and explained that he was arrested at his home by agents from the ICE office in Miami, with the collaboration of state authorities.
The immigrant was moved to the detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades, where he remains in custody awaiting a deportation flight.
The case adds to other recent ones in which the U.S. government has strengthened its policy of deporting foreigners with criminal backgrounds, particularly those of Cuban origin.
At the beginning of November, ICE announced the arrest of Jorge Muñiz García, also in Alligator Alcatraz, a Cuban with an extensive criminal record that includes attempted homicide, robbery with violence, and breaking and entering.
Both cases reflect the hardline stance of President Donald Trump's administration, which has launched the campaign known as “The Worst of the Worst”, aimed at locating and deporting immigrants deemed a threat to public safety.
However, the deportation process for Cuban nationals continues to be complex and prolonged, due to the refusal of the Havana government to accept citizens with criminal records or those who left the island before the immigration agreements of 2017. As a result, some Cubans with final deportation orders have been sent to third countries, despite the risks they face there.
The last deportation flight to Cuba took place on November 6, when 232 irregular migrants were returned to the island from the United States, in the tenth air operation of the year. According to the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), three of them are under investigation for alleged crimes committed before leaving the country.
With that operation, the total number of Cubans deported from the U.S. in 2025 has reached 1,231 individuals, a figure that surpasses the levels recorded during the previous administration and reflects the tightening of U.S. immigration policy.
The arrest of Torres Ricardo in Miami fits into a pattern of raids and expulsions that signal a return to stricter immigration control measures, particularly targeting those who, despite being Cuban, face criminal charges on U.S. soil.
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