Overview

• Trump signed a June 30 memorandum reversing Biden-era detente and directing his Cabinet to review all Cuba sanctions within 30 days.
• The directive enforces a statutory ban on U.S. leisure travel to Cuba, closing previously allowed educational and humanitarian trips.
• Direct and indirect financial transactions with military-controlled entities like GAESA have been renewed and tightened, with narrow exceptions for U.S. policy goals or support for Cuban citizens.
• The White House fact sheet states the administration will uphold the economic embargo and oppose calls to lift it in United Nations and other international forums.
• Visa restrictions are now in effect for Cuban and foreign officials tied to Cuba’s medical missions, reflecting concerns over forced labor.