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The Cuban singer Baby Lores participated virtually this Sunday in a formal immigration hearing related to the case of his artistic partner and former member of Clan 537, Leandro Medina Fellové, known as El Insurrecto.
"It was a tough day, one of those that tightens your chest. We had to speak from the heart, for someone who is family to me," the artist, whose real name is Yoandys Lores González, wrote on Facebook.
The screenshots from the video call accompanying the post reveal the institutional nature of the meeting. Among the participants is Robert Helstowski, who is with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, the legal division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that represents the government in immigration hearings.
The Insurrecto is currently detained in a detention center in Mississippi since January 2026.
Despite the seriousness of the moment, Baby Lores was deliberately vague about the outcome: "I can't say everything right now, but God knows what He did," he noted, appealing to faith and leaving the uncertainty about what happened in the hearing.
The artist concluded his post by calling on the followers of Clan 537 to show their support: "If you are one of those who never let go of the Clan, let it be known below."
Insurrecto was detained by ICE in Fort Myers, Florida on December 3, 2025, following a traffic accident.
Since then, he was transferred between several detention centers: Florida Soft Side South, Arizona, the controversial Alligator Alcatraz in Florida —from where he reported inhumane conditions— and finally Natchez, Mississippi.
In December 2025, the rapper recorded audios from Alligator Alcatraz in which he described overcrowding, extreme cold, mistreatment by staff, and lack of medical attention: "There is mistreatment, racism. The officers are in terrible shape. I have no words to describe this," he reported.
Baby Lores and El Insurrecto formed Clan 537, one of the most emblematic duos of Cuban rap that emerged in the 2000s. Their lyrics of resistance influenced an entire generation on the island, despite the regime's restrictions on the genre.
In December 2025, when the arrest occurred, Baby Lores had already expressed his unconditional support: "we trust that things will be resolved over time and through the appropriate legal process."
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