The administration is the first to allow lawsuits under a 23-year old law.
The Trump administration is moving to allow lawsuits in U.S. courts against any company or entity doing business in Cuba using property seized in the 1959 revolution, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday. The move is meant to choke off foreign investment in Cuba as the administration seeks to tighten economic pressure on the government there in a repeal of President Barack Obama’s opening to Cuba and an effort to punish Cuba for its support of President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela . “Sadly, Cuba’s most prominent export these days is not cigars or rum, it’s oppression. Detente with the regime has failed. Cozying up to Cuban dictators will always be a black mark on this great nation’s long record of defending human rights,” Pompeo said in a clear swipe at the Obama administration. Lawsuits can begin starting May 2. The lawsuits were originally authorized under a 1996 law known as Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, but Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bus...
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