The Cuban-American businessman Iván Herrera has once again delivered a direct message filled with political tone that has started to circulate strongly among the exile community and within the island: “I have good news for you. Soon you will be free.”
The statements were made in a video recorded at Washington D.C. airport, before returning to Miami, and shared by Cuban opposition figure José Daniel Ferrer. In the footage, Herrera stated that his visit to the U.S. capital aimed to present to the country's authorities the reality that Cubans are experiencing.
"We fulfill our mission of making people see the cruelty of the dictatorship, the suffering of those mothers who have their children imprisoned, the reality that Cubans are living today," she asserted.
The businessman, founder of Univista Insurance, recently traveled to Washington accompanied by exiled figures such as Remedios Díaz-Oliver and Lilliam S. Machado, in an effort to bring attention to the situation in Cuba within the U.S. political agenda. His visit also coincided with the Free Cuba Rally in Hialeah, where thousands of Cuban Americans called for more decisive actions against the regime.
In his message, Herrera also harshly criticized what he termed a “false narrative” regarding support for Cuba from foreign actors, whom he accused of exploiting the country's scarce resources without providing real solutions for the people.
"Don't be deceived," he insisted, in a direct appeal to Cubans both on the island and abroad.
The tone of the video escalated in intensity when it addressed the leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, whom he accused of manipulating the country’s image and giving visibility to individuals who, according to him, do not represent the interests of the Cuban people.
Beyond the criticisms, what has generated the greatest impact is its final message, filled with hope and confrontation: “Soon we will step on the land of Cuba and we will see a free Cuba, with a real president.”
This is not the first time Herrera has taken a strong stance. Days earlier, he stated that no businessman from the exile community will invest in the island as long as there is no freedom, calling any attempt by the regime to attract capital without real political changes "absurd and immoral."
His speech resonates with a segment of the exile community that insists that the solution to the Cuban crisis inevitably requires a profound political transformation. Meanwhile, on the island, where scarcity, migration, and uncertainty define daily life, messages like this generate both hope and skepticism.
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