ICE Arrests Sister of Top Cuban Regime Official After Rubio Action

“Adys Lastres Morera’s presence in the United States has potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for our nation, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has determined that she is removable under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act,” HSI acting Executive Associate Director John Condon said.

“Allowing Lastres Morera to remain in the country would send a signal that Cuban regime-affiliated networks could continue to access the U.S.’s financial, educational and social institutions — but that is not the case,” Condon added.

“HSI will continue to investigate those with ties to our nation’s adversaries and take appropriate actions to neutralize threats against our homeland,” Colton continued.

Guillermina Lastres serves as the president of the Grupo de Administración Empresarial (GAESA), a conglomerate used by the communist Castro regime to control 70 percent of Cuba’s economy.

It is believed that GAESA holds as much as $20 billion in illicit funds concealed in overseas bank accounts.

The Cuban regime manages Cuba’s tourism industry, remittances, and the Cuban doctor program through GAESA and its various subsidiaries.

These three sectors are crucial sources of funding for the ruling communists and their oppressive regime, ICE noted in a press release.