The Cuban activist Iliana Hernández revealed in an interview with CiberCuba that one of the women who participated in a repudiation act organized against her in Havana, identified as Yamitze Carbonell, currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hernández identified Carbonell as the woman who, during that act of harassment, was holding a photo of Fidel Castro, shouting "mercenary," and proclaiming her loyalty to the regime.
"This flag bearer who was shouting mercenary at me and calling me all sorts of things, claiming she was Fidel, is now in the United States," stated Iliana, who collaborated for years as a reporter with CiberCuba.
Far from being surprised, Hernández recalled that at the time he publicly warned about this pattern: "I don't know if you remember that I said: 'Take a good look at their faces, because in a few years you'll see them all in the United States.'"
Iliana confirmed that she has already reported Carbonell to U.S. authorities and that his name appears on the list of the 100 Cuban repressors that Cuban-American Congressman Carlos Giménez submitted to the Department of Homeland Security in March 2025.
"I have reported her. She is on the list of the 100 repressors that Carlos Jiménez submitted to Congress. She is already number 100, she is everywhere," he emphasized.
Hernández also revealed that he closely monitors Carbonell's movements on social media. "She's now trying to be a TikTok seller, because I follow her. I keep track of all her steps," he noted.
What bothers the activist the most is the complete lack of remorse from her harasser. "That woman has never felt sorry, she has never spoken out, she has never said anything at all. She has never said sorry for what she did," Hernández reported, who concluded that this shows Carbonell "did it deliberately and is not remorseful about having done it."
The act of repudiation to which Hernández refers occurred in December 2020 in front of her house in Cojímar, weeks after her participation in the hunger strike of the San Isidro Movement. She finally traveled to Spain in March 2022 after years of restrictions that prevented her from leaving Cuba.
The case of Carbonell is not an isolated one.
The Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba identified a total of 1,130 repressors of the Cuban regime by February 2025, of which 135 had either arrived in the United States or were in the process of doing so.
In June 2026, the first deportation order against a former lieutenant of the Cuban Police was reported, whose name appeared on that very list.
In the same interview, Hernández expressed his confidence that a significant change would occur in Cuba before November 2026. "I remain hopeful because this time the conditions are different. It's not the same. The Cuban people are more awake. They no longer believe the lies," he stated.
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