Fernando Armando Valdes Perez, a 61-year-old man holding Cuban and Guatemalan citizenship who lived in Kendall, Florida, was arrested at Miami International Airport on July 10, 2026, during a joint operation involving ICE, the FBI, and CBP. Investigators alleged Valdes had been a Cuban intelligence asset since the mid-1990s, using his position to infiltrate Cuban exile and dissident communities while concealing his affiliation with the Cuban government. Authorities said he fraudulently obtained lawful permanent resident status by hiding these ties. He was placed in removal proceedings and deported from the United States on August 7, 2026.