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Living in fear of a knock at the door: the Cubans being deported under Trump

Published 14 June 2026 · india

The US president has deported far more Cuban nationals during his second term than the entirety of his first There was a time not so

The US president has deported far more Cuban nationals during his second term than the entirety of his first There was a time not so long ago when US immigration officials would have rolled out the red carpet for Cuban immigrants like May Díaz.

The 36-year-old native of the city of Camaguey joined thousands of other Cubans in spontaneous nationwide demonstrations against the Communist regime on 11 July 2021.

Like many other protesters, Díaz was beaten up by truncheon-wielding police officers who were deployed to crush the protests, and three months later she fled

the island and landed in the Mexican resort city of Cancún. Continue reading...

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Living in fear of a knock at the door: the Cubans being deported under Trump

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Published: June 14, 2026 • 7:30 PM IST · Updated: June 14, 2026 • 8:08 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

Living in fear of a knock at the door: the Cubans being deported under Trump

Key points

  • The US president has deported far more Cuban nationals during his second term than the entirety of his first There was a time not so long ago when US immigration officials would have rolled out the red carpet for Cuban immigrants like May Díaz.
  • The 36-year-old native of the city of Camaguey joined thousands of other Cubans in spontaneous nationwide demonstrations against the Communist regime on 11 July 2021. Like many other protesters, Díaz was beaten up by truncheon-wielding police officers who were deployed to crush the protests, and three months later she fled the island and landed in the Mexican resort city of Cancún.

Published June 14, 2026.


📌 Source: The Guardian

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