They deport the controversial influencer Cinthya Medrano García, known as «La Cintumbare»

Cinthya Medrano García, the Cuban migrant controversial known on social networks such as «La Cintumbare», was deported to Cuba this Thursday after several weeks in custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), according to migratory sources to Martí News.

ICE did not respond immediately to a request for comments from Martí News for this article. With this flight, deportations are resumed from the US to Cuba under the government of current President Donald Trump.

A search on the ICE portal indicates that there is no longer a record of its arrest, which, according to immigration experts, is a clear sign that deportation was carried out. The deportation flight was the Globalx 6100, the sources said. According to The FlightAware portal He landed in Havana near one in the afternoon.

Medrano García went viral for his statements in social networks where he claimed that he had no intention of working in the United States and preferred to live with government aid. However, his lack of appearance at three immigration hearings resulted in a deportation order, according to information provided by people close to their circle.

«He entered with Parole on June 7, 2022 and had an appointment in the Court to regularize his status, but never presented himself. Instead, he focused on the controversies of social networks,» said a relative who requested anonymity due to the delicacy of the issue.

According to the same source, an immigration judge issued a deportation order against Medrano on October 18, 2023, but she continued without appearing or looking for some type of migratory relief.

A controversy history

In addition to his immigration situation, Medrano García was wrapped in several media disputes. Among them, a lawsuit filed by singer Dianelys Alfonso Cartaya, known as «the goddess», after receiving insults and personal attacks from the influencer.

Weeks before his deportation, Medrano published a video on his social networks confirming that he was detained and that his return to Cuba was likely. «I am detained since Saturday afternoon. I have been informed that there is a 98% chance of being deported to Cuba, possibly this Thursday or Friday,» he said in his message.

Although on several occasions he claimed not to return to his country of origin, the deportation of Cuban citizens continues to depend on the acceptance of the Havana regime.

The role of Cuba in deportations

The immigration lawyer Wilfredo Allen explained that, although there is a migration agreement signed in the last days of the administration of former president Barack Obama, in which Cuba promised to accept the Deported with orders issued since 2017the regime does not always comply with this provision.

«The Cuban government has the obligation to accept these people, but in practice, they often refuse,» said Allen.

The lawyer also highlighted the importance of submitting to migratory hearings. «Do not appear before the Court entails an automatic deportation order and an entrance prohibition to the United States for ten years. There are only two valid reasons to miss: not having received the notification or a serious illness of a close relative,» he warned.

Meanwhile, Cuban deportations continue. On December 19, ICE made its last repatriation flight to the island, transporting 42 people. So far from the Biden administration, 42 flights have been made with a total of 978 deported Cubans.

ICE raids

On December 19, the United States Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) made its last deportation flight to Cuba, transporting 42 people who had irregularly entered the country. Since the beginning of the previous administration of Joe Biden, a total of 42 repatriation flights have been made, in which 978 Cuban citizens were returned.

This week, ICE agents They arrested in Miami To Álvaro Fernando Medina Melo, 38, after presenting himself to a routine appointment at the agency’s offices in Miramar, Broward County. His arrest generated concern within the Cuban community, since Medina had an I-220A. However, his arrest was linked to an deportation order derived from a failed attempt to irregular admission to the United States in 2019.

On February 16, the border patrol of the sector of Tucson, Arizona, reported the arrest of a Cuban familyof four members when they tried to cross illegally through the Papago area. After being intercepted, the authorities initiated an expedited deportation process.

According to official ICE data, There are currently 42,084 Cubans with final deportation order Under supervised freedom in the United States, because the Cuban regime refuses to accept them. The repatriation of these individuals depends on the disposition of the Government of Havana, in accordance with the migratory agreements established in 2017 after the elimination of the «dry feet/wet feet» policy.