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Trump Expands Cuba Sanctions to Hit Foreign Firms

8/18/2026

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  • President Donald Trump expands Cuba sanctions to target foreign firms that aid Cuban trade on Aug 17, 2026.
  • Emmanuel Rincón, a Venezuelan who fled in 2017, says democratic socialism steals money and forces 18-20-hour gas waits and 6-12-hour food lines.
  • Eliécer Ávila, a Cuban who escaped in 2017, says immigrants from dictatorships value the United States more than native-born Americans.