This is my friend Siso, a Mariel cuban who died several years ago. He had been out of prison and immigration detention for just about 15 months. He died of AIDS and anal cancer.
He had been a musician in earlier years, and the drums were a much loved Christmas present.
I first cut my teeth as an immigration lawyer helping Mariel Cubans get out of detention (where some had been held for years) with petitions for writs of habeas corpus. Thankfully, the Supreme Court has since ruled long-term detention as unconstitutional.
He had been a musician in earlier years, and the drums were a much loved Christmas present.
I first cut my teeth as an immigration lawyer helping Mariel Cubans get out of detention (where some had been held for years) with petitions for writs of habeas corpus. Thankfully, the Supreme Court has since ruled long-term detention as unconstitutional.
Don't know who Mariels are? Watch the very first minutes of "Scarface", and you will see real footage of Cubans on the boats from the seaport of Mariel.
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