Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ICE Homeland Security Investigations announced the news on Thursday as the United States ramps up pressure on Cuba.Adys Lastres Morera was arrested in Miami after spending more than three years in the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident. She entered the country in January 2023 under the Biden administration.
Morera is related to Ania Guillermina Lastres Morena, who leads a Cuban business conglomerate named the Grupo de Administracion Empresarial S.A. The group, owned and operated by the Cuban military, controls as much as 70% of the island country’s economy.
On Wednesday, Rubio personally revoked Morera’s status after determining she poses a potential threat to the U.S. and undermines the Trump administration’s foreign policy objectives in relation to Cuba. The secretary found she was removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
“Morera was managing real estate assets and living in Florida, while also aiding Havana’s communist regime, until I terminated her permanent resident status,” Rubio posted on X.
“There will be nowhere on this Earth — much less in our country — where foreign nationals who threaten our national security can live lavishly,” he added.
