Imprisoned Cuban dissident goes into exile in US

FILE PHOTO: Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, founder of the Cuba’s National Patriotic Union (UNPACU) opposition group, speaks with Reuters during an interview at his home in Santiago, Cuba April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo

HAVANA (Reuters) -One of Cuba's best known dissidents went into exile from prison on Monday, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said, headed for the U.S. at the Trump administration’s request.

A brief ministry statement said Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, 54, and his family had left the Communist-run country.