The U.S. cites Cuba as an example of a country where police identification is required

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published on social media a list of Latin American countries where security forces require individuals to present their identification under reasonable suspicion or during investigations, explicitly citing Cuba among them.

The list, shared on X by the U.S. agency responsible for homeland security, includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

In contrast, the message from the Department of Homeland Security highlighted that, in its view, some "leftist" sectors seek to eliminate this routine identity verification practice, and mentioned the United States as one of the countries where it believes this opposing approach is being promoted.

This statement reflects the official stance of the U.S. government regarding identification control and public safety practices in various countries in the region, highlighting Cuba as one of the examples where authorities require identity verification from citizens and visitors when there is suspicion or during investigative processes, according to the list shared by the agency.