LOL,, did ANYBODY ever believe that Cuba would help anyone who opposed an Obama opponent? Fleeing from Obamas government by running into Cuba, would be like someone in the cold war era fleeing occupied Poland by running into East Germany.
Obama and the Castros are ideological twins. Cuba will only save you if you are a Black Panther murderer, a weather underground bomber, a bank robber, etc. You know,, respectable socialist types.
I doubt the father believed the Cuban government would welcome him with open arms.
More likely, he went to Cuba after his other options were cut off.