US launches first deportation flight to Cuba since COVID-19

The United States has sent its first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020, months after the island nation agreed — for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic — to accept flights carrying Cubans caught at the US-Mexico border.
“On April 24, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement resumed normal removals processing for Cuban nationals who have received final orders of removal,” a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said in an emailed statement.