Released on bond. he was ultimately sentenced to a year in jail. He served his time and was releassd early due to good behavior. Upon his release on November 1. 1985. he was picked up by the Immigration Service and has been detained ever since though he is not serving a criminal sentence. While I do not condone Mr. Valdes involvement in selling drugs. he has done his time. He was sentenced to 1 year. Is he now to serve a life term? Is he to be deported to Cuba at some future date never to see his wife and child again? Does he not at least deserve a hearing on whether he has learned his lesson and can be released from indefinite detention? In the case of Gerardo MansurPiniero and his wife Julia Martinez. both Marielitos. In 1984. both pleaded guilty to possession of an ounce of marijuana. Both were placed on probation. Upon reporting to their probation officer the Mansurs were arrested by immigration officials. Gerardo. since transferred to Florence. AZ. was immediately imprisoned in Atlanta. and his wife in Lexington.
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