She's Been Arrested — Secretary of State Marco Rubio Gives The Order To Go as ICE Arrests...
She's Been Arrested — Secretary of State Marco Rubio Gives The Order To Go as ICE Arrests...
Washington, D.C. - May 27, 2026
SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ORDERS ICE ARREST OF CUBAN REGIME ELITE’S SISTER IN FLORIDA AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CRACKS DOWN ON FOREIGN THREATS
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that federal authorities have arrested Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of sanctioned Cuban official Ania Guillermina Lastres, in Florida. Rubio stated that Lastres Morera will remain in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending deportation proceedings after he determined she was removable under U.S. immigration law.
Lastres Morera entered the United States as a lawful permanent resident on January 13, 2023, during the previous administration. Rubio, who is of Cuban descent, personally revoked her green card after concluding that her presence posed a direct threat to American foreign policy interests due to alleged ties to the Cuban regime and its military-controlled business conglomerate, GAESA.
“For far too long, the family members of terrorist organizations, repressive anti-American regimes, and other bad actors who would threaten the national security of the United States have been given a free pass to enjoy the privileges of living in the United States,”
“Past Administrations have permitted the families of Cuban military elites, Iranian terrorists, and other reprehensible organizations to enjoy lavish lifestyles in our country funded by stolen blood-money, while the people they repress at home suffer in increasingly dire circumstances,”
“No longer. Under President Trump, we are removing from our country the family members of IRGC terrorists and Cuban regime elites,”
“Let me be very clear: if you threaten the national security of the United States, there will be nowhere on this earth — much less in our country — that you and your cronies can live lavishly,”
“We will find you, and we will hold you accountable.”
On X, Rubio detailed that Lastres Morera was managing real estate assets in the U.S. while aiding Havana’s communist regime. She is the sister of the Executive President of GAESA, the Cuban military-controlled financial conglomerate that controls roughly 70 percent of Cuba’s economy and is believed to hold up to $20 billion in illicit funds concealed overseas.
“Adys Lastres Morera is the sister of the Executive President of GAESA, the Cuban military-controlled financial conglomerate that steals millions in aid for the Cuban people at the behest of the regime,”
“Morera was managing real estate assets and living in Florida, while also aiding Havana’s communist regime, until I terminated her permanent resident status,”
“I am pleased to announce that today, she was arrested and is now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,”
ICE Homeland Security Investigations confirmed that her presence posed a serious adverse foreign policy consequence and made her removable under section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
“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,”
“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,”
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“HSI will continue to investigate those with ties to our nation’s adversaries and take appropriate actions to neutralize threats against our homeland,”
GAESA manages Cuba’s tourism industry, remittances, and the Cuban doctor program — key funding sources for the ruling communist regime. The arrest sends a clear message that the Trump administration will no longer tolerate regime-connected individuals enjoying American privileges while oppressing their own people. This action reinforces the president’s America First foreign policy that prioritizes national security over outdated open-border leniency.
