A Cuban with a history of armed robbery and possession of cocaine was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Miami, 16 years after an immigration judge ordered his deportation from the United States.
The arrested individual was identified as Roberto González Fonseca, 57 years old, who was taken into federal custody on July 31 during an operation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the support of Miami-Dade authorities.
The case was revealed on social media by Ali Bradley, senior immigration and border correspondent for NewsNation.
González Fonseca legally entered the United States in 1991 and subsequently obtained permanent residency.
However, his immigration status changed after being convicted of armed robbery. In 2010, an immigration judge ordered his expulsion from the country.
The order remained unexecuted for more than a decade and a half, until immigration authorities arrested him this summer.
In addition to his previous record, the Cuban is facing a new charge for possession of cocaine, related to an arrest that took place in Florida in February of this year.
According to the information released by Bradley, González Fonseca is currently in ICE custody awaiting deportation.
Your case is similar to others recorded during 2026, in which U.S. immigration authorities have detained Cubans with final deportation orders issued many years ago.
The increase in migration actions is also reflected in the statistics. Detentions of Cubans by ICE rose by 463% between October 2024 and January 2026.
In June alone, U.S. immigration courts issued over 1,600 new deportation orders against Cuban citizens.
It is estimated that more than 42,000 Cubans have final deportation orders pending in the United States, which suggests that the pace of executions may continue to increase in the coming months.
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