Cuban man with pending hernia surgery deported to Equatorial Guinea, family says
Sep 19, 2026
Country of origin: Cuba

Leonardo Sánchez, a Cuban migrant with a large abdominal hernia and a pending operation, was deported to Equatorial Guinea and is being held at the Hotel Bamy in Malabo. His mother, Caridad, said from Miami that she has not heard from him in a week because authorities took away detainees' phones to prevent them from speaking with the press. "What they're doing is criminal; the treatment is unfair," she said.
Sources
- Held in hotels or detained for a year after being deported to Africa: ‘This is called human trafficking’
english.elpais.com·Sep 19, 2026·archived copy
- Cuban man with severe hernia deported by ICE to Equatorial Guinea and reports lack of medical attention
en.cibercuba.com·Aug 27, 2026·archived copy
- Cuban Deportee Stands Between Armed Police and Threatened Migrant in Equatorial Guinea
cubaheadlines.com·Sep 9, 2026
- Cubano con grave hernia es deportado por ICE a Guinea Ecuatorial y denuncia falta de atención médica
cibercuba.com·Aug 27, 2026
- Mother of Deported Cuban Claims Her Son is Hospitalized and Detained in Equatorial Guinea: Spent 16 Years in the U.S.
cubaheadlines.com·Aug 22, 2026
- Mother of deported Cuban denounces that her son is hospitalized and detained in Equatorial Guinea: He had been in the U.S. for 16 years
en.cibercuba.com·Aug 22, 2026
- Deported to Equatorial Guinea with a large abdominal hernia: ‘I’m not worth a dime’
english.elpais.com·Aug 26, 2026
- Deportado a Guinea Ecuatorial con una grave hernia: cubano queda sin atención médica y pide ayuda
noticias.cubitanow.com·Thu Aug 27 16:07:04 UTC 2026
- Deported Cuban stands between armed police and threatened migrant in Equatorial Guinea
en.cibercuba.com·Sep 10, 2026
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