U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a 61-year-old Cuban-Guatemalan man on July 10 after uncovering that he concealed his ties to the Cuban government to fraudulently obtain a green card. Fernando Armando Valdes Perez was arrested at Miami International Airport during a joint operation by ICE, the FBI, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Investigators established that Valdes operated as a Cuban intelligence asset since the mid-1990s, tasked with infiltrating Cuban exile and dissident networks. Officials stated he concealed this affiliation during his permanent residency application, leading to the revocation of his status and his subsequent removal from the United States.
