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A Cuban citizen with a long criminal history was arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida, despite having received a deportation order 25 years ago.
The arrest was confirmed by Jeffrey Dinise, chief of the Miami Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, who stated that the individual was unlawfully present in the country while accumulating serious offenses.
According to Dinise's report on the social network X, agents from the West Palm Beach station, in coordination with the Florida Highway Patrol, arrested the Cuban, identified as a "repeat offender."
His record includes charges of robbery with force, assault and battery, theft of over 100,000 dollars, and the kidnapping of a minor, according to federal authorities.
Despite having been formally ordered to leave the United States in 2000, the man continued to live in the country illegally and, according to the official report, continued to violate the law for more than two decades.
The authorities did not disclose their identity, but they released their image as part of what they call "zero tolerance" actions against foreigners with criminal records.
“Collaborations between federal, state, and local agencies are strong. Illegal activity will not be tolerated,” stated Dinise, who emphasized that the goal of these operations is to remove individuals considered dangerous from the streets and to reinforce security in the communities.
The arrest takes place just days after the Border Patrol reported the detention in South Florida of a Cuban woman with a conviction for involuntary manslaughter, who had served 15 years in state prison and had also evaded a deportation order.
Both cases have been publicly presented by the authorities as examples of the tightening of immigration actions against foreigners with a criminal record.
These arrests are part of the offensive driven by the Department of Homeland Security and carried out alongside ICE and other federal agencies, in a context of increased immigration pressure and strict enforcement of the laws.
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