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Rick Jervis

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Austin-based reporter for USA TODAY. Covering border, good stories. Miami native. Author: 'THE DEVIL BEHIND THE BADGE.' www.rickjervis.com
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He smuggled secret audio out of a Cuban jail. Now he's free and talking

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By Rick Jervis Verified
| Tacoma News Tribune Verified
MIAMI – Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara hugged his son with the gnawing dread that it might be the last time. No one had heard from Otero for days. Not since Cuban agents whisked him to this safe house near Playas del Este in Cuba after completing a five-year prison sentence for his role in the July 2021 protests that sparked marches in the streets – something not seen in Cuba in a generation.
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He smuggled secret audio out of a Cuban jail. Now he’s free and talking

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By Rick Jervis Verified
| AZCentral | The Arizona Republic Verified
He smuggled secret audio out of a Cuban jail. Now he’s free and talking MIAMI – Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara hugged his son with the gnawing dread that it might be the last time. No one had heard from Otero for days. Not since Cuban agents whisked him to this safe house near Playas del Este in Cuba after completing a five-year prison sentence for his role in the July 2021 protests that sparked marches in the streets – something not seen in Cuba in a generation.
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'El exilio también es violencia': Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara relata prisión y separación familiar

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By Boris Q'va, Rick Jervis Verified
| Tacoma News Tribune Verified
This story was originally published July 23, 2026 at 5:20 AM.
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