MIAMI:- US Citizenship and Immigration Services has charged Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, 64, an air force pilot with the Cuban Air and Air Defense Forces, with fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents.
According to the USCIS indictment, on or about April 20, 2025, Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez submitted Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence, containing false statements. He was associated with the Cuban Air and Air Defense Forces from 1980 to 2009.
The indictment filed by USCIS states, Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez falsely stated in his Form I-485 application that he had never received any weapons or military training, never participated in any group of any kind that used weapons or threatened to use weapons, and never served in a military or police unit. In reality, he received such training and served in the Cuban military as part of the Air Defense Force. The indictment included a photograph depicting Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez in the Air Defense Force.
“This man’s past as a longtime military pilot for the evil Castro regime — which has wrought untold suffering on the Cuban people — should have been front and center in his immigration file,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “This Department of Justice will vigorously prosecute anyone who lies about their past to take advantage of America’s immigration system.”
The FBI is investigating the case in Miami, with the assistance of USCIS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service.