US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island
The Treasury and State departments targeted 10 companies and three ICAP leaders, while customs agents detained Americans returning from Cuba for screening.
- The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday new sanctions against 10 state-owned Cuban mining, metal, and construction companies, alongside leadership of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples .
- Portraying Cuba as a grave national security threat, the Trump Administration released a State Department report last month accusing Havana of sponsoring left-wing, anti-American activism for six decades.
- Sanctions target ICAP president Fernando González Llort, first vice president Noemí Ramona Rabaza Fernández, and North America director Leima Martínez Freire, while restricting firms importing heavy industrial products and automotive parts.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detained several Americans returning from Cuba last weekend after events marking Fidel Castro's birthday, seizing devices and warning of potential prosecution for sanctions violations.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the institute sponsors "a vast subversive network in the United States," while the island faces economic free fall with fuel shortages causing blackouts and crippling tourism.
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The Donald Trump administration has imposed mass sanctions on three leaders of a Cuban private diplomatic organization and nine entities, including the Cuban Ministry of Construction and state-owned enterprises. Announcing these measures in a press release on the 20th (local time), the U.S. State Department stated that they are "intended to strengthen comprehensive efforts to eradicate the malicious activities of the Cuban regime in Cuba and in …
The United States imposes new sanctions on Cuba against nine state enterprises and ICAP, while Trump reinforces economic and trade restrictions on the island.
The State Department warns international banks and corporations with immediate measures if they maintain links with penalized Cuban companies
The US administration added nine organizations and three individuals to its sanctions list, alleging that they support the Cuban government and engage in "malicious activities" against the US.
The US government is exerting maximum pressure on this Caribbean island.
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