The Cuban reggaeton artist Ovi reacted with humor this Monday to a video posted on Instagram showing him being escorted, presumably, by two officers to the immigration detention room —commonly referred to as the "little room"— at an airport that appears to be in the United States.
The 16-second clip was shared by the entertainment profile "Un Martí To Durako" and shows the artist walking alongside the agents in the baggage claim area, with bilingual signage and LATAM Airlines posters visible in the background.
Far from being upset, Ovi responded directly in the comments of the post with a phrase that mixes pride and relief: "The only one who left KROME and is still loved in exile, haha, coming in like a dog through my house, escorted to the door, thank you GOD."
The reference to the Krome Processing Center is not accidental. In September 2024, Ovi was arrested in Miami following a traffic incident in which he allegedly pointed a gun at another driver from his McLaren on Southwest Eighth Street.
Florida Highway Patrol agents forcibly removed him from his Lamborghini in Doral. The video of his arrest circulated widely on social media and sparked significant controversy in the Cuban community of Miami.
After appearing before Judge Mindy Glazer with a bond of $6,500, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) applied a detention and transferred him to Krome, where he spent more than 90 days facing a deportation order to Cuba.
The artist himself later described what he went through: "they wanted to send me back to Cuba again."
He managed to avoid deportation thanks to a unique immigration pardon arranged by his lawyer, with his up-to-date taxes as a key argument. As he later confessed, the process cost him almost 80,000 dollars in attorney fees.
The video from this Monday suggests that, despite having resolved his immigration status, Ovi continues to undergo special checks when entering the United States. His public reaction, far from distress, reflects how the artist has processed an experience that marked his life.
In April 2025, Ovi defended the rights of immigrants and delivered a direct message: "This is not Cuba."
The clip published this Monday has garnered over 26,700 views in just a few hours, confirming that Ovi's case continues to arouse interest among his followers and in the Cuban community abroad.
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