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The Cuban regime's chancellor, Bruno Rodríguez, complained that the city of Miami is investigating the potential ties of entrepreneurs who do business with Cuba.
“While the U.S. government claims to defend free enterprise and the freedom of its citizens to invest and do business in any nation, politicians in Florida hinder, limit, and threaten, under unfounded pretexts, American and Cuban entrepreneurs residing in that state who maintain economic-commercial relations with public and private companies in Cuba with licenses issued by OFAC and the Department of the Treasury,” Rodríguez said on X.
"Who blocks and closes the ties between both countries? Who maintains a retrograde and criminal policy and an economic war against the Cuban people?" he asked rhetorically.
Mayor of Hialeah
The outburst of the regime's chief diplomat comes after Hialeah launched an unprecedented investigation last week into nearly 300 local businesses that could be involved in commercial activities with the Cuban regime, which its authorities describe as a measure aimed at cutting any potential economic complicity with the dictatorship.
The announcement was made by Mayor Bryan Calvo at a press conference that marks a significant shift in the municipal government's stance on trade relations with Cuba.
The decision to initiate this investigation arose from the establishment of the Business Advisory Group with Cuba (CUBAT), created by executive order from Calvo on the day of his swearing-in.
The group's main objective is to audit the contracts and business licenses of companies operating in Hialeah that may be directly or indirectly benefiting the Cuban regime.
"We have identified more than 290 businesses that are potentially doing business with the Castro regime in Cuba," announced Calvo at a recent press conference.
The mayor detailed that each of those establishments will be required to present documentation proving the legality of their operations and the necessary federal permits to engage in trade with Cuba.
Commissioner of Miami
Last week, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis published a letter addressed to President Donald Trump, in which she requests the suspension of all federal licenses and authorizations related to Cuba, aiming to prevent the communist regime from benefiting from U.S. funds or services.
The official accompanied the official statement from the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners, which unanimously approved the resolution, with a strong message: “Miami-Dade County voted unanimously to urge President Trump to suspend all federal licenses related to Cuba until there are complete audits and transparency.”
He also said, "We cannot allow a communist regime to exploit federal authorizations that harm the interests of the United States and our community."
The commissioner also highlighted President Trump's actions in defense of freedom and hemispheric security, especially following the fall of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
In his letter, he congratulated him for "his steadfastness in protecting the values of democracy and liberating the oppressed peoples of the Western Hemisphere."
Milian Orbis warned that the Cuban regime poses “a threat to the national security of the United States” and stated that Miami-Dade County “is ready to collaborate with the White House on all initiatives aimed at ending communism in Cuba and restoring freedom.”
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