Deported Cuban migrants are stranded in Mexico after suffering mistreatment in US detention centers, report says

HRW says it interviewed 41 of those Cuban migrants, and that many of them said they had lived in the US for decades and were detained while attending their supervision appointments with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at their homes, on their way to work or after finishing prison sentences.

According to HRW, 35 of those interviewed said they lost their green cards because of a conviction, mostly for offenses such as driving under the influence of alcohol, falsifying documents, or minor drug-related charges. Others were convicted of more serious offenses, such as assault or weapons-related charges.

“The absence of deportation agreements with Cuba meant that these people could not be deported to their country of origin. Instead, they were allowed to continue their lives in the United States, and many came to believe they would never be deported,” the report says, adding many had work permits and lived with their families.

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The Cuban citizens interviewed by HRW also said they see little probability of receiving help from their country of birth.

Miguel Ángel, 67, said he was told by officials at the Cuban Consulate in Cancún that he would not be readmitted to Cuba because “he had been out of the country for more than 40 years and was a deportee,” according to the report.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/us/cubans-deported-mexico-hrw-report