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“At the time, Cruz also was participating in demonstrations around Austin. A week prior to the Texan interview, Cruz had been one of six students who staged a demonstration protesting the political asylum of pro-Batista refugees in the United States.

The activists carried Castro’s “Flag of Freedom” from the Texas Capitol steps down Congress avenue, according to the Austin American. Cruz carried a sign that read, “Batista’s gang have paved their way into the U.S. with Cuban bodies. Let the innocent fear not. Let the guilty face their victims. 26 July Mov.”

A fellow student’s sign read, “We strongly protest the admittance in U.S. territory of the Cuban criminals of the Batista gov and demand their immediate deportation to be tried by Cuban authorities. Out of thousands of Cuban faves the voice rises: Don’t let murder go unpunished.”