MIAMI \u2014 Known to his listeners as El Oski, the Cuban-born podcaster once proudly called himself a fan of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
On his podcast, El Oski and other recent arrivals from Cuba share their experiences adjusting to life in Miami. In a one-on-one interview with Local 10 News, he didn\u2019t shy away from his political admiration, describing himself plainly as a Trump supporter.<\/p>\n
His loyalty, he said, even went under the needle. <\/p>\n
El Oski showed reporters a tattoo honoring the president, a commitment that took three sessions of about four hours each to complete. <\/p>\n
He recalled being \u201cvery excited about Trump\u201d at the time.<\/p>\n
But that enthusiasm has slowly faded away as immigration enforcement intensifies nationwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m scared,\u201d he said in Spanish, acknowledging that he and many other Cubans remain at risk of deportation.<\/p>\n
El Oski is among an estimated hundreds of thousands of Cubans who entered the United States through the southern border and were released under an immigration document known as an I-220A, rather than being formally paroled into the country.<\/p>\n
Immigration attorney Mark Prada estimates at least 400,000 Cubans are in the same situation.<\/p>\n
The distinction between parole and an I-220A is critical. <\/p>\n
According to Prada, the federal government does not recognize an I-220A as a lawful entry for purposes of adjusting immigration status.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a problem because the government does not accept that as a legal entry,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
As a result, Cubans with I-220A documents cannot apply for permanent residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act, a decades-old law designed to provide a pathway to legal status.<\/p>\n
Prada is now challenging the Trump administration\u2019s policies in court, arguing that Cubans released into the country should be considered paroled regardless of the paperwork they received.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been arguing that they\u2019ve all been paroled and that the paperwork is just paper,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Until the issue is resolved, Cubans like El Oski remain, as he described it, \u201cin limbo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t what you expected. It\u2019s not what I expected,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
El Oski arrived in the United States in 2019 and believed that by now Trump would have helped Cubans like him legalize their status.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been the complete opposite,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Despite feeling let down, El Oski says he does not regret his tattoo. He remains hopeful — both for Cubans trying to build new lives in the United States and for those still on the island.<\/p>\n
\u201cCuba libre,\u201d he said — free Cuba.<\/p>\n
And despite his frustration, El Oski says he still believes the man he admires so deeply will ultimately come through.<\/p>\n
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