A Cuban Wedding with I-220A is facing a separation deportation. He suffers from an illness that began in Cuba and why it was treated in the United States, and his wife face possible expulsion.
Alejandro Cuevas He is 36 years old and has been diagnosed a genetic mutation that caused three large tumors in his abdomen. In Cuba, They had already removed his colonbut his condition continued to deteriorate as he suffered constant bleeding.
“You told me that I had a time bomb in my stomachThe He could lose his life at any moment“, explained Alejandro in dialogue with Univision.
In 2022, Cuevas and his wife Yaisely immigrated to the United States to seek medical care. Both crossed the border and were released with prison sentences I-220A.
Due to his critical condition Alejandro was paroled on humanitarian grounds and received a multivisceral transplant in Miami four months ago. Meanwhile, his wife only lives on I-220A.
“What I’m asking for is simply an opportunity to be able to contribute to society, and At this moment I can take care of my husband, who needs it so much.”said Yaisely, Cuevas’ mainstay.
She is a behavioral therapist, has a work permit and pays health insurance for both. However, she constantly suffers from the uncertainty of being held in immigration court.
“When you go out and drive long distancesYou are afraid that you might run into the police at some point, with the immigrants,” he said.
The I-220A Cuban community received a sign of hope after hearings before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
According to journalist Javier Díaz of UnivisionHe Lawyer of Mark Prada appealed, claiming that many Cubans were being treated poorly The government should have granted them humanitarian parole instead of I-220A, situation that keeps them in immigration limbo.
During the hearing, the justices pressed the Trump administration on its positions, and according to the lawyer’s interpretation, the administration itself would have acknowledged this for the first time There were problems in the processing of these cases.
“Mark Prada’s exhibition was masterful and “The government ran out of arguments.”said the journalist from his Facebook profile. “The news could be very favorable for who are in immigration limbo.”
Prada assured that there would be no further hearings on the case. The three judges deliberate and then make a decision with his explanation. This can take weeks, months or longer without a defined time frame.
The case was brought by two Cuban women who were denied permanent residency based on a previous ruling determines that the I-220A document does not amount to probation and therefore does not grant any claim under the Cuban Adjustment Act.
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