huban mother Myra Ruiz wakes up every day wondering if she’ll hear from her son Michel Gonzalez he paid less than $200 for a spot on a homemade boat sailing for Florida in December 2022 the boat along with Gonzalez and 28 others disappeared Without a Trace for nearly 2 years Ruiz has lived in limbo yearning for any sign of her son who would now be 28 we are our we there could have been a shipwreck there could have been a tragedy I don’t think so because we haven’t had good news but we haven’t had bad news either such voyages and disappearances reflect Cuban migrants desperation to reach the US amid signs it could tighten immigration rules