Yusleidy Zamora, a Cuban mother residing in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, has been desperately searching for her son Jairo Azcuy Zamora, 24, who disappeared on May 15 and has had no news since then.
Jairo, originally from San Miguel del Padrón, Havana, was residing in Madison, Tennessee, in the Nashville metropolitan area, and had been living in the United States for approximately four years. According to the reports circulating on social media, the young man left for Miami, Florida, on a Friday, and the last communication his mother had from him was a phone call in which he assured her that “everything was fine.” After that call, his phone was turned off.
Authorities found Jairo's vehicle—a dark gray 2026 Toyota Camry with license plates 656BRRQ—in Grundy County, a rural and mountainous area of Tennessee near Chattanooga, but there was no sign of the young man. The discovery of the car in that county is puzzling, as Grundy is not on the direct route between Nashville and Miami.
"Please, my son has been missing since May 15th. If anyone sees him, please let me know. It's been too many days without knowing what happened to him. The police have found his car, but we don’t know anything about him," wrote Yusleidy Zamora in a public post shared in a group named after journalist Mario J. Pentón.
In another message posted in the Facebook group «Cubans in Chattanooga and Surroundings», the mother expressed feeling "heartbroken."
Jairo's sister, Jaily Zamora, also posted on social media asking for information about his whereabouts. The case was amplified by pages such as Nashville Noticias, Nio Reporting a Crime, and journalist Javier Díaz, among others, generating a chain of alerts in community groups of Latinos and Hispanics in Tennessee.
The family fears that Jairo may have suffered an accident, a medical emergency, or even been detained without being notified. This last possibility is particularly significant in a context of high migratory tension.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Jairo Azcuy Zamora can contact the police or send information via WhatsApp to the number +1 (281) 723-0550. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation maintains a hotline for cases of missing persons: 1-800-TBI-FIND and TipsToTBI@tbi.tn.gov.
As of today, more than three weeks have passed since Jairo's disappearance without any knowledge of his whereabouts.
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