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🔒 PRISONERS › Luis Yoilán Puebla Polanco · pd_id 16229 📄 Print Briefing

⚠ AT-RISK CASE · Marked as bajo amenazas in the Prisoners Defenders registry. Heightened humanitarian alert.

DETAINED

Luis Yoilán Puebla Polanco

39 yrs at detention gender: M born: Villa Clara last verified: 2026-05-17T01:11:57Z

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⛓ INCARCERATION

FACILITY

Libertad condicional bajo amenazas

LOCATION

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REGIME

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ARRESTED

2022-10-31

TIME HELD

4.0 yrs · 1,459 days · and counting ⏳

SENTENCED

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SENTENCE

4 años · 4y

📋 CASE ATTRIBUTES

CHARGES

Attempted illegal departure from the territory

AFFILIATION

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HIGH PROFILE

UNDER THREAT

Yes ⚠

BIRTH DATE

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LAST VERIFIED

2026-05-17T01:11:57Z

REGISTRY ID

pd_16229 · #843

📝 CASE SUMMARY

On January 30, 2025, he was released through an agreement between the Catholic Church and the Cuban regime, through a reduced sentence under the threat of revocation. He is currently sentenced to 4 years for illegal departure, but has experienced even greater hardship. The political prisoner was in... See more

🕓 CASE TIMELINE 3

2026-09-23

DELISTED_UPSTREAM

Removed from Prisoners Defenders list

· LOW

This prisoner's detail page is no longer published on the Prisoners Defenders list. This records the delisting only; it is NOT confirmation of release. The recorded status is unchanged.

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2023-11-27

PRESS_MENTION

Piden revisar sentencia de joven cubano condenado en un juicio relacionado con una salida ilegal del país - Cubanos por el Mundo

· LOW

Una madre pidió revisar la sentencia de su hijo, un joven cubano condenado por intentar salir ilegalmente del país.

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2022-10-31

ARREST

Arrest

⚠ HIGH

Recorded from Prisoners Defenders detail page.