Meet the Cubans stuck in Mexico under Donald Trump’s deportation campaign
Summary
Three Cuban men in their 70s, who came to the United States in 1980, were deported to Mexico last year under President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign. They have been stuck in a town near Mexico’s border with Guatemala, facing hardship and lacking support after being expelled from the US.Key Facts
- Ricardo Scull Delgado, Ernesto Perez Chapman, and Lazaro Diaz Garcia are three Cuban men deported from the US to Mexico in late 2023.
- All three originally fled Cuba in 1980 and lived in the United States until their deportation.
- They were transported by bus for three days from Arizona to Palenque, Mexico, near the Guatemala border.
- Cubans make up the largest group among deportees sent to Mexico under President Trump’s policies.
- More than 4,000 Cuban citizens have been deported from the US to Mexico since President Trump began his second term in 2024.
- This represents a major change in US policy, which previously offered protection to Cuban refugees.
- The deported men report receiving no legal support or financial assistance in Mexico.
- They describe their deportation experience as harsh and inhumane.
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