US arrests sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief
ICE said the Cuban military-linked conglomerate’s executive president is her sister, and officials revoked her residency under foreign policy grounds.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Adys Lastres Morera in Miami, Florida, on Thursday after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked her lawful permanent resident status on Wednesday.
- Authorities determined her continued presence undermined U.S. foreign policy objectives toward Cuba, citing her role as sister of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, Executive President of the military-controlled conglomerate GAESA.
- Rubio alleged GAESA possesses $18 billion in assets and controls 70% of the Cuban economy, claiming it "steals millions in aid for the Cuban people at the behest of the regime."
- Pending removal proceedings under Section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Lastres Morera remains in custody, one day after former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was federally indicted.
- The Trump administration previously invoked Section 237 to target activist Mahmoud Khalil, while the U.S. recently offered Cuba $100 million in relief supplies for authorized distribution.
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Created in the 1990s to capture foreign currency entry into Cuba, this group of companies that would control between 40% and 70% of the Cuban economy is now at the heart of Washington's attacks on Havana.
What Is GAESA, A Military Conglomerate At Centre Of US-Cuba Tensions
GAESA stands for Grupo de Administracion Empresarial - or 'business administration group.' It is a sprawling conglomerate of military-run businesses, widely seen as the island's most profitable and efficient.
The arrested person is named Adys Lastres Morera, and her presence is a threat to the United States, according to American immigration authorities.
Rubio: ICE Arrests Sister of Cuban Regime-Linked Executive
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the sister of a leader of a Cuban military-controlled conglomerate has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Adys Lastres Morera is the sister of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, who is the executive president of Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA). Rubio said on X that he terminated Adys Morera’s permanent resident status. She will remain in ICE custo…
Today the US announced the detention of the sister of the head of the business conglomerate Gaesa, who was sanctioned two weeks ago.
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