59-year-old Cuban with Parkinson's deported to Mexico, unable to obtain medication

Feb 2026·Location: Villahermosa, MX

Country of origin: Cuba

Deportation Third Country Deportation Person with Disability Injury/Illness

59-year-old Cuban with Parkinson's deported to Mexico, unable to obtain medication — Photo via english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Luis René Lemus, 59, a Cuban with Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, was deported to Mexico where he has struggled to procure needed medication. He is among elderly and infirm Cubans sent to Villahermosa under the third-country deportation program.

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