Overview
- Federal agents in Miami arrested Adys Lastres Morera on Thursday after Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated her lawful permanent resident status and placed her in ICE custody pending deportation proceedings.
- Rubio said he revoked her green card under the Immigration and Nationality Act because her presence and activity in Florida—including managing real estate—undermined U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba.
- U.S. officials identify Lastres Morera as the sister of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, the sanctioned executive president of GAESA, the Cuban military‑controlled conglomerate accused of controlling a large share of the island economy and diverting funds to regime elites.
- The arrest followed a series of U.S. moves against Cuba, including sanctions on GAESA and an indictment unsealed against former Cuban president Raúl Castro, and came as the Pentagon and diplomats have increased activity in the Caribbean.
- Lastres Morera remains detained and has not been publicly charged with a crime; the action uses immigration and sanctions tools that could restrict regime access to U.S. financial and social institutions and raise the risk of further diplomatic escalation.