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Cuban Man on Hunger Strike Amid Controversial Detention

10/23/2025

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Roberto Mosquera del Peral, a Cuban man deported to Eswatini by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, is on a hunger strike in a maximum-security prison.
He has been detained since July without legal representation.
His lawyer says the detention is arbitrary after he completed his sentence for attempted murder.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says he has a history of violent crimes, a claim his attorney disputes.

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Roberto Mosquera del Peral, a Cuban man deported to Eswatini by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, is on a hunger strike in a maximum-security prison.
He has been detained since July without legal representation.
His lawyer says the detention is arbitrary after he completed his sentence for attempted murder.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says he has a history of violent crimes, a claim his attorney disputes.