Cuban man, 61, detained one year at Krome, agrees to deportation to Mexico out of 'exhaustion'
2025 · Krome, FL, Cuba
Francisco, a 61-year-old Cuban man who had lived in the United States for more than three decades, was detained for approximately one year at the Krome Detention Center in Florida. After months in detention, he agreed to deportation to Mexico, describing himself as 'exhausted.' He was deported to Mexico, a country he had never visited and where he had no ties.
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