ES / EN
- July 5, 2025 -
No Result
View All Result
OnCubaNews
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors
OnCubaNews
ES / EN
Home Cuba-USA

Cuban stowaway granted political asylum in the United States

After almost 10 days of reflection, an immigration judge decided to accept his request for protection, which will now be submitted to an appeal by the federal government.

by
  • Rui Ferreira
    Rui Ferreira,
  • rui
    rui
September 25, 2019
in Cuba-USA
0
Yunier García Duarte. Photo taken from Facebook.

Yunier García Duarte. Photo taken from Facebook.

An immigration judge this Tuesday granted political asylum to the Cuban stowaway who arrived in Miami last month hidden in the cargo compartment of a flight from Havana.

However, for the time being, Yunier García Duarte, 26, will be detained pending an appeal process by the U.S. federal prosecutor, judicial sources confirmed to OnCuba.

Moments after the news came out, the young stowaway’s defense lawyer, Willy Allen, told local media that he will try to get García Duarte out of immigration custody while the appeal process continues. For now, he explained, the possibility of his conditional release, with which he would be reunited with his relatives who reside in South Florida, will have to be studied with the immigration officials who are seeing his case.

Un cubano llega a Miami en la barriga de un avión

The asylum was requested a little over 10 days ago before an immigration judge, indicating that he feared for his future if he was returned to the island, since García Duarte worked in a sensitive area of ​​the Havana airport with direct access to the aircrafts’ cargo holds.

At first, the case was difficult for the young stowaway, who left a daughter on the island, because the federal government accused him of violating air safety agreements between the two countries.

Related Posts

Flags of Cuba and the United States, seen in perspective in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

Trump reinstates hard-line Cuba embargo as Havana condemns US measure as “criminal”

July 3, 2025
The U.S. Department of State Photo: US Department of State / Archive.

Trump Administration Includes Cuba on List of Countries Not Cooperating Against Terrorism

May 13, 2025
Heidy Sánchez speaks to OnCuba where she is staying in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

Deported and without her baby daughter: Heidy Sánchez’s desperation

May 7, 2025
Photo: EFE/Ernesto Mastrascusa.

Joe García: “Justice implies the future. Revenge doesn’t”

April 27, 2025

El polizón cubano enfrenta una avenida difícil para quedarse en Estados Unidos

At last September 11’s hearing the judge announced that he would thoroughly review the case and promised a response in five days. It took twice as long, but he granted the political asylum. Now an undefined extension period for the appeal process begins by the federal government.

However, this litigation occurs in a very peculiar circumstance: it was won thanks to the judge’s hard work, not in the political arena. No local politician was interested in his case.

  • Rui Ferreira
    Rui Ferreira,
  • rui
    rui
Tags: asylum seekersCuba-USA Relationscuban immigrants in the U.S
Previous Post

Temporary problem or structural crisis in Cuba?

Next Post

Measures proposed by Cuban economists in the face of the crisis

Rui Ferreira

Rui Ferreira

Mi padre era actor y mi abuelo general. Una mezcla lo suficientemente explosiva como para generar un tipo que solo hace preguntas, no le gusta las respuestas a medias, y refleja todo eso en la mejor profesión del mundo. Por lo demás, me gusta viajar y fotografiar. A veces eso da plata, otras veces solo entretiene. Pero siempre vale la pena. Por lo que queda, dejémonos de pretensiones.

rui

rui

Next Post
Photo: Kaloian

Measures proposed by Cuban economists in the face of the crisis

University of Havana. Photo: Eduardo Méndez Gassibe / Archive.

Cuba and Mexico strengthen ties in higher education

Aircraft of the British company Thomas Cook, which declared itself in bankruptcy on September 23, 2019 leaving thousands of tourists stranded worldwide. Photo: manchestereveningnews.co.uk / Archive.

Tourists kept in Cuba due to Thomas Cook bankruptcy start leaving

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

The conversation here is moderated according to OnCuba News discussion guidelines. Please read the Comment Policy before joining the discussion.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Most Read

  • Flags of Cuba and the United States, seen in perspective in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

    Trump reinstates hard-line Cuba embargo as Havana condemns US measure as “criminal”

    17 shares
    Share 7 Tweet 4
  • CIA documents revealing attempts to assassinate Fidel and Raúl Castro declassified

    48 shares
    Share 19 Tweet 12
  • The Enchanted Shrimp of the Cuban Dance

    3057 shares
    Share 1223 Tweet 764
  • A sanctuary for jazz in Cuba: César López’s dream

    8 shares
    Share 3 Tweet 2
  • A visit to what we were

    8 shares
    Share 3 Tweet 2

Most Commented

  • Photo: Kaloian.

    Private sector and tourism in Cuba. Why not?

    10 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3
  • About us
  • Work with OnCuba
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Moderation policy for comments
  • Contact us
  • Advertisement offers

OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors

OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}