The U.S. Department of the Treasury expanded its sanctions list against the Cuban regime on Monday, adding 10 entities to the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) under the CUBA-EO14404 program, which includes repressive agencies, ministries, and key state-owned enterprises.
The action, carried out by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), occurred alongside a statement from the Department of State titled “Further Sanctions on the Cuban Regime's Sources of Funding and Tools of Oppression”.
Among the sanctioned entities are two organizations with a documented history of repression: the Rapid Response Brigades (BRR), founded in June 1991, and the Territorial Troops Militia (MTT), created in January 1980.
The BRR were involved in the violent suppression of the protests on July 11, 2021, when their members attacked demonstrators with sticks and blunt objects in various parts of the country.
The Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution (ACRC) was also sanctioned, founded in December 1993 and classified by OFAC as a civil society organization, although human rights organizations identify it as participating in acts of repudiation, threats, and physical aggression against activists and dissenters.
In the economic aspect, the list includes the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR), the Port Maritime Transport Business Group (GEMAR), and the Foreign Trade Business Group (GECOMEX), as well as the Superior Organization of Business Management Caudal S.A. (OSDE Caudal).
The sanction against MINTUR comes at a critical time for the sector: Cuban tourism recorded a decline of 48% in international visitors during the first quarter of 2026, with only 298,057 arrivals.
Additionally, the Antillana Exportadora Corporation S.A. (ANTEX), directly linked to GAESA —the business conglomerate of the regime's Armed Forces—, was designated according to the SDN list itself, along with two companies from the fuel sector: COREYDAN S.A. and ENETEC S.A.
As a result of these designations, all assets and interests of the sanctioned entities located in the United States or under the control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. Additionally, foreign individuals and companies that engage in certain operations with these entities may be exposed to secondary sanctions.
The State Department emphasized that these sanctions aim to limit the funding sources of the Cuban regime and impact the structures that sustain repression and activities deemed a threat to the national security of the United States.
The inclusion of ANTEX reinforces the clampdown on GAESA, which was sanctioned on May 7 along with its CEO, Ania Lastres Morera.
This new round of sanctions, the fourth in less than three months, is part of a sustained offensive that began with the signing of Executive Order 14404 by Trump on May 1, 2026, which expanded the legal framework to include sectors such as energy, defense, mining, and finance, and established a regime of secondary sanctions.
Since then, the designations have been progressive: on May 18, the General Intelligence Directorate, the Ministry of the Interior, and the National Revolutionary Police were sanctioned; on June 4, the Defense Committees of the Revolution and ICAP; and on June 11, CUPET.
In total, the Trump administration has accumulated more than 240 restrictive measures against the Cuban regime since January 2026.
The State Department had warned in May that "more sanctions were expected in the days and weeks ahead," a promise that was fulfilled again this Monday with the largest round of designations since the offensive began.
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