Cuban barber detained by ICE after asylum hearing dismissed, family seeks legal help
Jun 8, 2025·Location: Natchez, MS
Country of origin: Cuba

Randy Mesa Padrón, a 30-year-old Cuban barber, was detained by ICE on June 3, 2025, immediately after an immigration judge dismissed his asylum case without hearing his attorney's arguments. Mesa had entered the U.S. legally in February 2022 with an I-220A parole form and attended all required appointments. ICE officers were waiting in the courthouse hallway and arrested him as he left, transferring him first to a detention center in Pompano Beach where he was pressured to sign a voluntary deportation order within 24 hours, which he refused. He was later moved to Adams County Correctional Center in Mississippi. His wife launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised over $5,000 for legal defense, while his attorney pursued an appeal and habeas corpus petition challenging the detention. As of June 2025, Mesa remained in custody over a year after his initial detention.
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Sources
- Cuban youth detained by ICE for over a year seeks help from immigration center
en.cibercuba.com·Jun 19, 2026·archived copy
- Cuban family launches GoFundMe to save young barber detained by ICE from deportation
en.cibercuba.com·Jun 8, 2025·archived copy
- Young Barber's Asylum Court Detention: "ICE Waiting in the Hallway, It Was All Set Up"
cubaheadlines.com·Jun 14, 2025·archived copy
- Cubano detenido por ICE más de un año pide su liberación
holanacion.com·Jun 19, 2026·archived copy
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