Last week , however , U.S. Judge Joan Lenard ruled that if González , who had already been allowed to temporarily return to Cuba for his father 's funeral , could stay there provided he renounce his U.S. citizenship . René González spent years in Cuban prisons after being convicted in 2001 . He was a member of the so - called ` ` Cuban Revolution '' network of Cuban agents . Now back in Cuba , he has renounced his U.S. citizenship as a federal judge ordered . ` ` I am a soldier for the Cuban revolution , '' he declares at a press conference .
René González spent years in Cuban prisons after being convicted in 2001 . He was a member of the so - called ` ` Cuban Revolution '' network of Cuban agents . Now back in Cuba , he has renounced his U.S. citizenship as a federal judge ordered . ` ` I am a soldier for the Cuban revolution , '' he declares at a press conference .