An awesome rare look inside U.S. deportation flight to Cuba: handcuffs, tears and broken families

[Maximum Overkill 2,170]

A deportation flight carrying 150 Cuban detainees landed Thursday at Havana's José Martí International Airport, offering a rare glimpse into the emotional toll of the process.

At first glance, the flight looked like any other from the United States to Cuba. But on board, passengers were handcuffed, many in tears, while others described a sense of relief that their time in U.S. detention was finally over

A crew from Belly of the Beast captured images of detainees stepping off the plane after their handcuffs were removed inside. Soon after, stories of family separation emerged. 

One woman said she was forcibly separated from her American-born 2-year-old daughter: "They mistreated me, they forced me to leave my daughter with her grandmother. My daughter is American, and they said she couldn't leave the country," the woman said in Spanish. 

A man said he was detained by U.S. authorities three months ago.

"It wasn't my fault, not my fault," he said. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,259]

This is such an uplifting story!  There's nothing that is as good as a family returning to their home and roots.  Hopefully we have a lot more of these feel-good stories in the future!

[Maximum Overkill 2,170]

Just now, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

This is such an uplifting story!  There's nothing that is as good as a family returning to their home and roots.  Hopefully we have a lot more of these feel-good stories in the future!

I know, it's definitely another Feel Good Deportation story. This one deserved its own thread for sure. 

Winning  

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,259]

Just now, Maximum Overkill said:

I know, it's definitely another Feel Good Deportation story. This one deserved its own thread for sure. 

Winning  

Keep posting these feel-good stories.  We all need these to show us that there is hope!

[Sandy Loam 247]

3 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

I know, it's definitely another Feel Good Deportation story. This one deserved its own thread for sure. 

Winning  

So why not put it in the deportation thread?

[Maximum Overkill 2,170]

1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Keep posting these feel-good stories.  We all need these to show us that there is hope!

The Boss is doing such a wonderful job cleaning up this Country. He deserves all the praise. 

[Maximum Overkill 2,170]

Just now, Sandy Loam said:

So why not put it in the deportation thread?

Why not shut the Fuk up  

[Sandy Loam 247]

6 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Why not shut the Fuk up  

Seriously, Maxipad. Are you such a childish attention wh0re who needs to start multiple threads on the same topic to assuage your raging insecurity?

 

[Maximum Overkill 2,170]

US Deportation Flights at Record High as Airlines Hide Data Under FAA Secrecy Rules

Observers report that deportation flights have reached record highs while airlines adopt new strategies to hide flight data.

[thegeneral 3,336]

You guys probably turn off The Grinch before his heart grows and ruins the movie.

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,259]

lastWordGuy has entered the thread.  Sorry, everyone.  Unwitty, drive-by quips are incoming to evade and distract.

lastWordGuy ALWAYS gets the last word!

[Sandy Loam 247]

1 hour ago, thegeneral said:

You guys probably turn off The Grinch before his heart grows and ruins the movie.

And rub one out to Old Yeller getting shot.

[seafoam1 3,211]

21 minutes ago, Sandy Loam said:

And rub one out to Old Yeller getting shot.

Princess sandy rubs his boyfriend a lot. 

[seafoam1 3,211]

41 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

lastWordGuy has entered the thread.  Sorry, everyone.  Unwitty, drive-by quips are incoming to evade and distract.

lastWordGuy ALWAYS gets the last word!

He's very consistent. He monitors 24x7..

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,259]

1 minute ago, seafoam1 said:

He's very consistent. He monitors 24x7..

He has to. The lastWordGuy ALWAYS gets his last word!

[Maximum Overkill 2,170]

4 hours ago, thegeneral said:

You guys probably turn off The Grinch before his heart grows and ruins the movie.

No, but I do get happy when people doing ILLEGAL things are held accountable. 

And you? 

[thegeneral 3,336]

1 hour ago, Maximum Overkill said:

No, but I do get happy when people doing ILLEGAL things are held accountable. 

And you? 

Deporting illegals doesn’t really register for me to be honest. 

[seafoam1 3,211]

20 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Deporting illegals doesn’t really register for me to be honest. 

Peegen talks like people care about what he says. 

[Tree of Knowledge 1,965]

These hombres should feel lucky. They got cheap airfare, free bags and assigned seats at no extra cost. Real Americans haven’t seen that since half the airlines disappeared during the Barack Hussein presidency.   

[Mike Hunt 293]

You have to feel bad for these people, but Biden was asleep at the wheel for 4 years allowing the chaos that ensued. 

So of course the next man up has to deal with the mess Biden-Harris left the country in.

[lickin_starfish 1,958]

2 hours ago, Mike Hunt said:

You have to feel bad for these people, but Biden was asleep at the wheel for 4 years allowing the chaos that ensued. 

So of course the next man up has to deal with the mess Biden-Harris left the country in.

While it's true that sleepy Joe was asleep at the wheel, the invasion of the USA was intentional and treasonous. This wasn't by accident.