Cuban national arrested by ICE after 26 years under deportation order
Jun 11, 2026 · Miami, FL, Cuba

Elias Cardoza-Torres, a 58-year-old Cuban national, was arrested by ICE on June 11, 2026, after being released from Miami-Dade County custody. Cardoza-Torres entered the United States in 1989 with a temporary stay permit and was eligible to adjust his immigration status under the Cuban Adjustment Act but never did. An immigration judge issued a final deportation order against him in April 2000, but he remained in the United States for over 26 years. He has accumulated multiple criminal convictions spanning from 1991 to 2018, including selling heroin, cocaine possession, burglary, vehicle theft, and weapons-related felonies. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office cooperated with ICE in his arrest, and he remains in ICE custody pending deportation.
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