TAMPA, Fla. — Cuban dissident Daniel Llorente came to the United States last year seeking political asylum after a long and dangerous journey through Central America and Mexico.
Four years before, he had stormed into Revolution Square in Havana waving an American flag and shouting “Freedom!” during a celebration of the communist revolution. He became known as “flag man.”
In the U.S., Llorente was planning to find a job and save money to rent a modest apartment. But a year after his arrival, he is sleeping in his car and has been unable to find affordable housing in Tampa.
