WEST PARK, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that a group of federal agents had arrested a man in Broward County who was accused of formerly spying for Cuba.
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HSI did not identify the gray-haired man by name. The announcement on X described him as “a former member of Cuban intelligence” who had “fraudulently” obtained his lawful permanent resident status and posed a “threat to national security.”
According to Nestor Yglesias, a Miami-based spokesman for HSI, the arrest was in West Park. Aside from HSI, it also involved agents with the FBI and ICE.
It’s unclear if the man was related in any way to the case of Manuel Rocha, a Colombian-American former U.S. diplomat who was sentenced to 15 years in prison last year for spying for Cuba for decades before an undercover FBI agent caught him in Miami.
In a recorded meeting, Rocha, 73, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia also known as Victor Manuel Rocha, referred to the U.S. as the “enemy” and boasted about how he pretended to be a hard-nosed conservative while secretly operating as an ideological spy who admired Fidel Castro.
This morning, ICE HSI & FBI administratively arrested a former member of Cuban intelligence for fraudulently obtaining his LPR status. HSI and its partners will continue their efforts to identify and arrest individuals who pose a threat to our national security. pic.twitter.com/aDmyRdcyoF
— HSI Miami (@HSI_Miami) March 12, 2025