ICE Arrests Cuban National After State Department Revokes Residency
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Adys Lastres Morera in Miami one day after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked her lawful permanent resident status. Officials said the action targets ties to a Cuban military-owned business conglomerate.
Washington ExaminerImmigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Cuban national Adys Lastres Morera in Miami on Thursday. The arrest followed the State Department’s revocation of her lawful permanent resident status the previous day.
U.S. foreign policy objectives regarding Cuba. , a business conglomerate owned and operated by the Cuban military. The group controls as much as 70 percent of the Cuban economy, according to the Washington Examiner.
“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.
’s financial, educational and social institutions — but that is not the case,” HSI acting Executive Associate Director John Condon said in a statement.
U.S. passport. She remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. S. S. civilian aircraft in February 1996. S. action in Cuba is a humanitarian effort and denied that an aircraft carrier strike group deployment is meant to intimidate Cuba.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
3 events- Jan 2023
Adys Lastres Morera entered the United States under the Biden administration.
2 sourcesWashington Examiner · @sentdefender - May 21, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked Lastres Morera’s lawful permanent resident status.
2 sourcesWashington Examiner · @sentdefender - May 22, 2026
ICE arrested Adys Lastres Morera in Miami.
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Potential Impact
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Lastres Morera remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
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U.S. officials signal continued scrutiny of individuals with ties to Cuban regime networks.
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