Kidnapping Arrest Cuba

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Apr 22, 2026
Apr 22, 2026 Updated Apr 23, 2026

The city of Logan, Utah, a college and dairy farming town, is seen from the hillside on the Utah State University campus, Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration took the unusual step this week o…

What to know about a kidnapping case involving a child flown back to the US from Cuba

A couple from Utah face parental kidnapping charges after being accused of taking a 10-year-old child to Cuba amid a complicated custody fight involving the child’s gender identity. Court document show someone from the child's family raised concerns the child had been taken to Havana for gender-affirming surgery. It’s not clear if the defendants, who include the child’s biological father, actually planned on surgery for the child. The return of children kidnapped by a parent and taken overseas often is settled through negotiations or legal petitions. In the Utah case, federal officials worked with Cuba to deport the defendants and sent a government aircraft to retrieve the child.