A young Cuban resident in the U.S. who deported himself to Cuba for fear of being deported is now with his family.

At the age of 22, Cuban citizen Erick Dayan Corcho Aguilar arrived in the United States through the Humanitarian Parole Initiative, but decided to return to Cuba after failing to obtain a renewal of his immigration status from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Univision journalist Javier Díaz reported that Corcho Aguilar, 22, is currently in Cuba with his family.

The young man resided in Denver, Colorado, but lacking a defined path to legal residency and worried about being detained on the street and sent to an immigration facility, he concluded his only option was to return to Cuba.

On Sunday, he traveled to Miami before taking a final flight back to his hometown of Santa Clara.

In principle, leaving the United States without legal residency is considered a form of self-deportation, essentially placing you outside the scope of the U.S. immigration framework.

While some believe he could achieve a sense of stability by returning to his family, others warn of the persistent economic and social challenges that continue to plague the island.

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The Trump administration recently opted to cancel the legal protections of humanitarian parole for numerous migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. This measure will take effect on April 24, 2025.

This regulation will affect more than 530.000 people who have participated in this program since 2023 in the United States.

Journalist Wilfredo Cancio, on his blog Café Fuerte, commented that a significant number of Cubans who have arrived in the United States through this initiative have already obtained permanent residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA).

Approximately 26.000 Cubans who entered after March 2024 are believed to lack the one-year residency requirement to qualify for this legislation, placing them in a vulnerable immigration status.