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Cuban Migrant's Hunger Strike Sparks Human Rights Outcry

10/29/2025

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Roberto Mosquera, a Cuban migrant, remains in an Eswatini prison after the Department of Homeland Security labeled him a murderer.
The Eswatini government has not charged him or offered legal justification for his detention.
His daughter Monica disputes DHS claims, stating he was never convicted of homicide.
Mosquera has been on a hunger strike since October 15.
The deportation appears linked to a U.S. program transferring detainees to Africa, raising human rights concerns.

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Roberto Mosquera, a Cuban migrant, remains in an Eswatini prison after the Department of Homeland Security labeled him a murderer.
The Eswatini government has not charged him or offered legal justification for his detention.
His daughter Monica disputes DHS claims, stating he was never convicted of homicide.
Mosquera has been on a hunger strike since October 15.
The deportation appears linked to a U.S. program transferring detainees to Africa, raising human rights concerns.