The Cuban rapper El Insurrecto (Leandro Medina Fellové) made a public appearance this Monday in Miami, in a video published by Robertico Comediante on his Facebook profile, where he is seen with Antolín El Pichón at the comedian's restaurant. This is the first public evidence that the artist has reportedly been released after several months in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
In the clip, El Insurrecto indicates that he is in a legal process that he must attend to immediately, but he provides no further details, and when Robertico tells him that he will soon be an American citizen, he responds: "Exactly, thank God."
Until this Monday, the current situation of the singer was unknown; neither ICE, nor any immigration court, nor his attorneys had confirmed his release.
El Insurrecto was arrested by ICE on December 3, 2025 in Fort Myers, Florida, following a traffic accident allegedly related to driving under the influence of alcohol. Since then, the rapper has gone through several detention centers: Florida Soft Side South, a facility in Arizona, and the center known as "Alligator Alcatraz," from where he released an audio denouncing inhumane conditions.
In early 2026, he was transferred to the Adams County Detention Center in Natchez, Mississippi, where he remained in immigration custody for several months.
On April 4, 2026, El Insurrecto participated in a formal immigration hearing. The singer Baby Lores intervened virtually in support of the case, although the outcome of that hearing was never made public. The case of El Insurrecto became one of the most publicized among Cuban artists affected by the tightening of immigration policies under the Trump administration.
El caso de El Insurrecto es solo uno de los muchos que afectan a cubanos en EE.UU. Sigue los últimos desarrollos sobre procesos migratorios, ICE y más en nuestra sección de
Filed under: