Several Cuban nationals were deported/ were returned/ were sent back {to the island nation|their homeland| yesterday. The individuals had been living in the United States for several decades. They faced deportation after {being convicted ofvarious charges or breaking US immigration regulations.

This ain’t your grandma’s neighborhood. Streets/Avenues/Sidewalks here run deep with stories, the kind that leave you feeling both heavy and hopeful. You got these kids, barely out of diapers, already tangled up in the system/game/life. It's like a disease, passed down from generation to generati