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Cuban man deported after decades-old removal order revived

May 23, 2025·Location: FL

Country of origin: Cuba

Cuban man deported after decades-old removal order revived
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Enrique Arias-Hierro, 46, of Cuba, had been ordered removed by an immigration judge in 1999 and did not appeal. He was arrested by ICE in early May 2025 and placed on a deportation flight to South Sudan, which a federal judge ruled violated a court order requiring migrants be given a meaningful opportunity to contest removal.

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