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A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown
De La Cruz returned to Cuba after a judge gave him 120 days to leave the United States, leaving more than 500,000 Cubans in legal limbo.
- In a Miami federal courtroom on Jan. 9, Liexer De La Cruz chose to return to Cuba rather than face deportation after five years in the United States.
- De La Cruz spent five years in the United States after crossing into Texas in August 2021, but faced uncertain status under the Trump administration despite seeking residency via the Cuban Adjustment Act.
- His three-month odyssey included walking through the Darien Gap in Colombia and Panama. Facing the deadline, De La Cruz said, "I already missed my city so much, I couldnt take it anymore."
- Back in Las Minas, De La Cruz resumed his work as a taxi driver using a solar-powered tricycle. Daily power outages lasting more than 24 hours force him to miss work charging the vehicle.
- His wife, who initially planned to stay in the United States, secretly booked a flight to join him in Cuba instead. The couple now lives in Las Minas with their new dog, a 4-month-old mutt named Zeus.
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LAS MINAS, Cuba (AP) — Liexer De La Cruz took a deep breath as he entered the courtroom of a federal court in Miami, where life, as he knew it, would come to an end.
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A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown
A Cuban man is fighting for a new life on his troubled island after the U.S. government expelled him as part of an immigration crackdown.
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right2Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left, 44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
45% Left
L 45%
C 44%
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