The federal indictment tied to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown was unsealed May 20 during an event held at Miami Dade College’s Freedom Tower, reigniting powerful emotions throughout Miami’s Cuban exile community
Miami-Dade County and South Florida’s Cuban exile community were once again placed at the center of a deeply emotional and historic moment Tuesday after the federal indictment against Raúl Castro connected to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown was officially unsealed on May 20 — Cuba’s Independence Day, widely known throughout the Cuban community as “20 de Mayo.”
The event took place at the Miami Dade College Freedom Tower at, one of the most symbolic landmarks tied to the Cuban exile experience in the United States. For many Cuban-Americans throughout Miami, the combination of the Castro indictment announcement, the historic location, and the anniversary of Cuban independence gave the moment extraordinary emotional and political significance…