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Judge orders release of Cuban man held for months despite unlikely deportation

Oct 8, 2026·Location: Pahrump, NV

Country of origin: Cuba

Judge orders release of Cuban man held for months despite unlikely deportation
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A federal judge in Nevada ordered the release of Cuban national Roberto Miranda Moya, who had been held at the Southern Nevada Detention Center after ICE took him into custody following a local arrest on domestic violence charges. Miranda Moya arrived in the U.S. in 2016 seeking political asylum, and was issued a deportation order to Cuba in March 2026 after his late appeal was dismissed. Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey ruled that the government failed to show his removal to Cuba was reasonably foreseeable, citing the Supreme Court's Zadvydas v. Davis precedent limiting indefinite detention, and ordered his release under supervision with protection against re-detention absent a realistic deportation plan.

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