The United States deported the former Melody González Pedraza to Cuba, indicated of having issued convictions against anti -government and opposition protesters on the island, he informed EFE The customs immigration and control service (ICEin English).
A federal agency spokesman confirmed that González Pedraza traveled from Return to Cuba last Thursday on a deportation flight that departed from Alexandria, Louisiana.
“González Pedraza was declared inadmissible due to his affiliation to the Communist Party of Cuba while working as a judge,” added the spokesman.
The exjude had arrived in Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, in 2024 under the ‘parole’ humanitariana migratory relief, according to the newspaper Miami Herald.
However, He was denied entrance to the airport due to his role as a judge in the Cuban province of Villa Clarawhere he issued sentences against protesters on the island, says Ice.
At that time, the Cuban formerness requested asylum, but an immigration judge rejected his request in May, dictating a final deportation order on that month, Ice detailed.
Throughout the process, González Pedraza remained in Custody of ICE.
