A Cuban deported from the United States shared in a video posted on TikTok how her arrival in Cuba was on a repatriated flight and what happens during the process at Havana airport.
“How is the process at the airport when you arrive in Cuba deported?” wrote the young woman, identified on TikTok as @aleagaastry0, in the description of the video, which has already amassed thousands of views.
He recounted that the flight landed at Terminal 1 of José Martí International Airport, an area he had never accessed before. “We were amazed because there were many police cars, ambulances, and cameras waiting to record. We got very nervous,” he explained.
The young woman said that due to the rain, the landing was delayed and, once they were allowed to disembark, the officials began calling the passengers by their names. "They gathered us on a bus and took us to the terminal. Then the process began," she recounted.
Despite the initial fear, he assured that the process was “like a normal trip.” The deported individuals go through immigration and customs, and only those with records or pending issues with the authorities might encounter complications.
"In my case, I had no problem. They told me that I didn't owe anything to the country and that I could leave Cuba whenever I wanted," he explained.
She also detailed that she was interviewed by two officials who asked her routine questions about her life in the United States, her work, and her family. "Everything went pretty well; they don't do anything unless you have security issues. If you're clean and don't owe anything to the Cuban government, nothing will happen to you," she concluded.
The young woman's testimony adds to other accounts from deported Cubans who describe their return to an island marked by economic crisis, political repression, and widespread scarcity with fear and uncertainty—factors that drive thousands of people to emigrate each year.
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