A Cuban citizen with a final deportation order since 1995 was detained this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while attending a routine appointment at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in Kendall, south of Miami.
The arrest followed a background check that revealed the individual's pending immigration status.
The arrest was made possible thanks to coordination between USCIS and ICE, which acted after confirming that the applicant, whose identity was not revealed, had had an active final removal order for nearly 30 years. The Cuban citizen had come to the office intending to advance his application for permanent residence.
“We are committed to making America safe again,” said USCIS in a social media post announcing the case. The arrest comes at a time when the federal government is increasing its enforcement efforts to identify and deport individuals with irregular immigration records or unexecuted deportation orders.
In recent weeks, several raids have taken place in different cities across the country as part of an immigration enforcement strategy targeting individuals with criminal records or serious immigration violations. Authorities defend these actions as necessary to safeguard national security and compliance with the rule of law.
However, immigrant rights groups criticize the lack of transparency in these operations and warn of the consequences for vulnerable communities. According to reports from organizations such as the American Immigration Council, many people with old deportation orders, as in this case, have lived in the country for decades, contributing to the economy and raising their families there.
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