The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly released Alina Rosales Aguirreurreta, daughter of Cuban General Ulises Rosales del Toro, according to an exclusive report this Tuesday by Martí Noticias based on sources close to the family.
The release took place in early June, after the relatives of the Cuban doctor hired a prestigious law firm to take on her legal defense in South Florida.
After leaving the detention center, it has been reported that Rosales Aguirreurreta is no longer at his usual residence and his current whereabouts are unknown.
Although ICE has not publicly detailed the conditions imposed nor whether it faces a potential deportation order, the speed of its release has a substantial technical explanation.
The researcher Luis Domínguez, from the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, emphasized in an interview with journalist Mario J. Pentón that Alina's file pertains solely to a regular immigration violation, and not to any crimes committed in the United States or on the island.
"She is not to blame for being her father's daughter," Domínguez admitted, pointing out that with no serious accusations against her, a strong legal defense was able to resolve her situation relatively quickly.
Nevertheless, the researcher emphasized that the true interest of the case lies in the contrast between the lives of the families of the Cuban elite and the reality of the average citizen, describing these families as a "new Cuban bourgeoisie" that enjoys privileges both on the island and abroad, while the regime demands sacrifices from the people.
The conditions of his detention for overstaying in Florida
Rosales Aguirreurreta, a 51-year-old plastic surgery specialist, had been arrested on May 26 while working as an assistant at an aesthetic clinic in Miami.
Her detention was due to her significantly exceeding the limits of her authorized stay in the country. The doctor had entered the United States through Orlando Airport in November 2023 with a B2 tourist visa that expired on May 20, 2024.
After her arrest, ICE classified her as a foreign national with unauthorized presence and detained her at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida.
During that period, his then-defense attorney, Avelino González, described the situation in the prison as alarming and reported in statements to Telemundo 51 that the inmates were facing inhumane conditions, including a lack of medication, sleeping on the floor, and receiving inadequate food.
González also warned that the immigration authorities were pressuring his client: "They are trying to pressure her into self-deportation."
The Weight of the Surname: Ulises Rosales del Toro and Family Privileges
Despite being an ordinary deportation case for administrative reasons, the situation has gained significant public attention due to the family background of the detainee.
His father is the reserve division general Ulises Rosales del Toro, one of the most influential historical figures within the military structure of Castroism.
Rosales del Toro served as Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) from 1981 to 1997, held the ministerial portfolios of Sugar and Agriculture, was Vice President of the Council of Ministers, and was a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba until 2011.
He also holds the title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba and presided over the military tribunal that sentenced General Arnaldo Ochoa Sánchez to death in July 1989.
Previous investigations have revealed the luxurious and privileged lives enjoyed by the general's children and grandchildren, in stark contrast to the precarious reality faced by the population in Cuba.
It is reported that the family members hold Spanish passports, enjoy exclusive housing temporarily assigned by the state-owned company Palco, frequently travel to international destinations such as Russia, and operate their own businesses both on and off the island, including an expensive private daycare in an exclusive residential area of Havana.
A complex migratory scenario for the regime's environment
Alina Rosales' detention coincided with a stricter stance from U.S. authorities towards relatives of high-ranking members of the Cuban regime attempting to settle in the country.
Recently, ICE also arrested Adys Lastres Morera in Florida, sister of the executive president of GAESA, the main business conglomerate of the Cuban military.
However, experts point out that the process involving Lastres Morera is driven by a political directive spearheaded directly by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which marks a fundamental difference from the strictly administrative nature of Alina Rosales' immigration case.
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