Cuban man, 63, deported to Mexico after 58 years in the United States, arrived as a 6-year-old with asylum-granted father
2025 · West Palm Beach, FL, Cuba
Manuel, 63, from West Palm Beach, Florida, left Cuba with his family when he was six years old. His father was granted asylum, which allowed him to bring Manuel and his mother and siblings to the United States in 1968. For the next 58 years, Manuel built his life in Florida. He was deported to Mexico.
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