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Cuban man detained by ICE in Georgia as pregnant wife awaits first child

Aug 2, 2025·Location: Stockbridge, GA

Country of origin: Cuba

Cuban man detained by ICE in Georgia as pregnant wife awaits first child
Photo via cubaheadlines.com

Orlais Lores Mayeta, a Cuban national, was detained by federal officers near his home in Stockbridge, Georgia on August 2, and is being held at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia. His wife, Kayla Lores Mayeta, a U.S. citizen who is five months pregnant, says the detention stems from a paperwork error in which their attorney submitted his Cuban Adjustment Act application to USCIS instead of the immigration court, despite his open immigration case. An immigration judge denied him bail, and his final hearing is set for September 30. Kayla says the detention has left her covering household, pregnancy, and legal expenses alone, and the family has launched a fundraising campaign for support.

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