Cuban pastor’s son detained by ICE after entering US legally, taking sanctuary

The 19-year-old son of a Cuban Baptist pastor has been held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since June, and advocates fear he could be jailed if deported to Cuba...In March 2023, officers from Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces came to the family's home to take the boy for military registration. He was 15, two years younger than 17, the minimum age Cuban law sets for compulsory military service... To protect their son, Solano Silvera and his wife, Yadely Jaume Martin, decided to leave Cuba. The family flew to Jamaica, traveled to the Dominican Republic and reached Mexico in July 2023....