Federal authorities have arrested a South Florida man they say is a former Cuban official who assaulted protesters during mass anti-government demonstrations on the island.
Homeland Security Investigations, a law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security, said on Monday that it had arrested 57-year-old Daniel Morejón García at his Miami home.
Morejón García did not disclose he had been a member of the island’s communist party who had worked in the Ministry of Interior when he applied to enter the United States, according to the agency. HSI, which worked in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the FBI on the case, said it based its investigation on government documents and other sources…