Back Currently detained Alina Lopez Educator Status: Currently detained Classified as: Wrongful Detainee Detained in: Cuba Date of detention: 2017 Cuban-American Alina Lopez Miyarez is a South Florida educator, who was lured to Cuba in January 2017. She was wrongfully detained until July 2022 and has been on an exit ban ever since. Media Mentions 10/25/2021 The Foley Foundation Families of Americans Held Hostage and Wrongfully Detained Abroad Write Open Letter to President Biden