{"id":1464,"date":"2026-06-01T23:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:04:41","slug":"why-a-cuban-family-trump-singles-out-south-florida-man-once-detained-at-alligator-alcatraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1464","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Why a Cuban family?\u2019: Trump singles out South Florida man once detained at \u2018Alligator Alcatraz\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla.  \u2014 A former detainee of the Florida immigrant detention facility known as \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d is being singled out by President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1462\">FEMA acting chief at National Hurricane Center: Response \u2018starts with local and state governments\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been nearly three weeks since Justo Bentancourt was released from the facility, but it was on Sunday that Trump posted on social media about him. <\/p>\n<p>In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, \u201cWelcome home to Justo Bentancourt whose daughter Arianne, fought very hard to free her father from Alligator Alcatraz. Enjoy your freedom together!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local 10 News spoke to Arianne Bentancourt about it on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a surprise because I have been not the opposite end of his policies,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s just very confusing. I think myself and everyone else who read that is confused as to why us? And why a Cuban family? I think it has a lot to do with the political climate around Cuba at the moment. 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