Cuban mother deported, says tearful goodbye to children at airport
Jun 5, 2026·Location: Cancún, Mexico
Country of origin: Cuba

Yadi, a Cuban woman deported from the United States, shared a video of herself saying goodbye to her three children—Catherine, Jonathan, and Emily—at Cancún International Airport after a two-month visit. The children returned to Houston, Texas, while Yadi remained in Mexico, unable to re-enter the U.S. She described the separation as "the greatest pain imaginable" and expressed that "no family should endure such separation." Her case reflects a broader pattern: between January 2025 and March 2026, the U.S. deported nearly 13,000 third-country nationals to Mexico, with Cubans comprising 4,353 of those deportations, 26% of whom had no criminal records in the U.S.
Sources
- Heartbreaking Farewell: Cuban Mother Bids Tearful Goodbye to Her Children After U.S. Deportation
cubaheadlines.com·Aug 5, 2026·archived copy
- The heartbreaking farewell of a Cuban to her children after being deported from the U.S.: "No one is prepared for this"
en.cibercuba.com·Aug 5, 2026·archived copy
- Cuban mother reunites with her children 11 months after being deported from the U.S.: "I felt like I was going to faint."
en.cibercuba.com·Jun 5, 2026·archived copy
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