Former Cuban judge Juana Orquídea Acanda was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and faces deportation for hiding her links to the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), Cuba-focused outlets reported on Wednesday.
Acanda Rodríguez — a 62-year-old woman from Matanzas, Cuba — reportedly arrived at Miami International Airport on March 20 under an immigrant visa arranged by her son identified as a U.S. citizen. CBP reportedly detained Acanda Rodríguez upon her arrival and accused her of withholding key information during her immigration process — most notably, her communist affiliation and her three-decades-long career within the Castro regime’s judicial system.
“This is not an isolated case. There are more and more frequent attempts of entry by former officials who, after decades of supporting
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