Roberto M.M.: Cuban asylum seeker held for months by ICE with no deportation plan
Roberto Miranda Moya, a Cuban asylum seeker held for months despite a 2026 deportation order, was ordered released by a federal judge after the government failed to show his removal to Cuba was realistic.
Oct 8, 2026Pahrump, NVCountry of origin: Cuba

A federal judge in Nevada ordered the release of Cuban national Roberto Miranda Moya, who had been held at the Southern Nevada Detention Center after ICE took him into custody following a local arrest on domestic violence charges. Miranda Moya arrived in the U.S. in 2016 seeking political asylum, and was issued a deportation order to Cuba in March 2026 after his late appeal was dismissed. Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey ruled that the government failed to show his removal to Cuba was reasonably foreseeable, citing the Supreme Court's Zadvydas v. Davis precedent limiting indefinite detention, and ordered his release under supervision with protection against re-detention absent a realistic deportation plan.
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- Judge Orders Release of Cuban Detainee in Nevada Due to Impractical Deportation
Cuba Headlines·Oct 12, 2026·archived copy
- ICE lo mantenía detenido sin una vía real para deportarlo: jueza ordena liberar a un inmigrante cubano en Nevada
Cuba en Miami·Oct 12, 2026
- Roberto Miranda Moya v. John Mattos, et al. (trial court document), District Court, D. Nevada, 2026
- Jueza ordena liberar a cubano detenido por ICE en Nevada ante la imposibilidad de deportarlo por ahora
CiberCuba·Oct 12, 2026
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