Man killed on speedboat off Cuba lived in U.S. for 20 years and had “obsessive” quest for Cuba’s freedom, brother says

The brother of one of the men who was killed after taking a U.S.-registered speedboat into Cuban waters and allegedly opening fire on the country’s border patrol said his sibling was fixated on overthrowing Cuba’s government.    Misael Ortega Casanova, brother of Michael Ortega Casanova, told The Associated Press that his brother had fallen into an … Read more

Brother of U.S. citizen girl with rare brain tumor sent to Mexico with deported parents attends SOTU

The oldest brother of an 11-year-old U.S. citizen girl whose treatment for a rare brain tumor was interrupted when her parents were deported to Mexico is attending the State of the Union address Tuesday. The 18-year-old, who traveled from Texas to Washington, D.C., is the guest of Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-NY. The young man will … Read more