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Cuban Deportations Break Historic Record: 5,286 Expelled Under Trump
ICE accelerates deportations of Cubans with criminal backgrounds after Havana policy change accepting such flights for first time since 1994
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ICE accelerates deportations of Cubans with criminal backgrounds after Havana policy change accepting such flights for first time since 1994
A total of 117 Cuban migrants were repatriated from the USA, marking the third such operation this year.
Marathon agents arrested two Cubans with extensive records: one with deportation order since 2018, another confessed massive drug trafficking.
The first ICE deportation flight to Cuba in 2026 transported 170 Cuban nationals, including 50 convicts of serious crimes like murder and rape.
Cuban regime received 170 deportees in February, including convicted criminals for first time in decades, marking historic shift in migration policy.