US arrests sister of powerful Cuban official over alleged ties to communist regime
The United States has arrested Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of a powerful Cuban official, due to her alleged connections with the communist regime. Her lawful permanent resident status was revoked by the State Department, leading to her detention by ICE. Officials claim that she aided the regime while managing real estate assets in Florida.
- ▪Adys Lastres Morera was arrested after the State Department revoked her lawful permanent resident status.
- ▪She is the sister of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, who was sanctioned for her role in GAESA, a military-run conglomerate in Cuba.
- ▪GAESA has been accused of diverting resources from the Cuban population to benefit regime elites.
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Politics US arrests sister of powerful Cuban official over alleged ties to communist regime By Bonny Chu, Fox News Published May 22, 2026, 6:15 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Obama’s baseball outing with Castro reignites fury after Trump DOJ drops hammer on Cuban leader Cuban ex-President Raul Castro indicted on charges including murder, conspiracy to kill US nationals Trump admin readies Raul Castro indictment as fatal shootdown case resurfaces: sources The United States has arrested the sister of the executive president of GAESA, a sprawling conglomerate of military-run businesses in Cuba, due to her alleged ties to the communist regime.
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