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DOJ indicts Raúl Castro over fatal 1996 civilian planes’ shooting

The Justice Department indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro on Wednesday in connection to the 1996 shooting of two civilian planes that killed four Cuban Americans.

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Photos of Brothers to the Rescue pilots Carlos Costa, Amando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña and Pablo Morales displayed at Florida International University.

© Rick Bowmer

Some of the boats from the flotilla head for open waters in 1996 off Key West, Fla., carrying Cuban Americans to the site of the downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes by Cuban fighters.
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Humanitarian parole denied for deported parents of U.S. citizen girl with rare brain tumor

In Mexico, the girl’s condition has worsened and she’s not getting the specialized care she needs, her family said in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

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A 12-year-old girl who is a U.S. citizen and is recovering from a brain tumor went with her undocumented parents to Mexico when they were deported in February 2025. Her face has been blurred for her safety.
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