US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island
The measures target nine state firms and three ICAP leaders as the administration says Cuba is using friendship groups to spread influence in the United States.
- 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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Trump admin amps up pressure on Cuba
The Trump administration announced new sanctions against Cuba on Thursday, threatening to deepen an ongoing economic crisis in the island nation. The State and Treasury departments announced they are leveling additional penalties against nine state-owned mining, metal and construction companies. The move also targets the leadership of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples. Cuba holds significant deposits of cobalt and nickel, which …
State Department Imposes New Sanctions on Cuban Businesses, Leaders
The State Department announced new sanctions on Cuba targeting state-owned companies and the leadership of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) on Aug. 20. The sanctions targeted Fernando González Llort, the president of ICAP; the group’s vice president, Noemí Ramona Rabaza Fernández; and its North America director, Leima Martínez Freire. The State Department also imposed sanctions on nine Cuban entities linked to the regim…
The US has imposed further sanctions on Cuba.
Latest US Sanctions Hit Cuban Industries and Influence Network
The United States is hitting state-owned companies in the metal and mining industries with new sanctions, among other things.
Washington targeted state companies and officials in the midst of the island’s deep economic crisis
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