Cuban rapper El Insurrecto resurfaces in Miami after months in ICE custody

November 11, 2026

Cuban rapper Leandro Medina Fellové, known as El Insurrecto, resurfaced in Miami on Monday, November 9, 2026, after several months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, according to Periódico Cubano, Periódico de Cuba and Cuba Bajo Lupa. The first evidence was a video comedian Robertico Comediante posted on Facebook showing the artist alongside fellow comedian Antolín El Pichón at Robertico's restaurant.

In the video, El Insurrecto said he had to leave to attend to a matter related to his legal case, without giving details. When Robertico told him he would soon become a U.S. citizen, the singer answered: "That's right, thank God." The outlets stress that the phrase does not confirm he has obtained residency or citizenship, and that neither ICE nor his representatives have officially disclosed the terms of his release or the current state of his case.

The artist, a former member of the group Clan 537, was detained on December 3, 2025, in Fort Myers, Florida, after a traffic incident, and later passed through several immigration facilities, including the one known as Alligator Alcatraz and the Adams County Detention Center in Mississippi. According to the coverage, he publicized complaints about conditions during his detention. On April 4, 2026, he took part in an immigration hearing whose outcome was not made public.