Building on the success of the recently announced partnership with the Catholic Church and Caritas, the Trump Administration is announcing an additional $6 million in direct assistance for the Cuban people.
This assistance will be delivered through the same channel as the first $3 million in assistance, with pre-packaged commodities transported from Miami and delivered by local parish representatives. This method has proven highly effective at ensuring that the failed Cuban regime cannot interfere with, or divert, assistance intended for the island's needy population.
As with the first tranche of direct foreign assistance, let there be no doubt: the regime must not make any effort to interfere with the provision of this lifesaving support. We remain vigilant in tracking any diversion or frustration of U.S. assistance efforts, and the regime will be accountable to the United States and its own people for any interference.
Beyond this tranche of assistance, the United States stands ready to surge even greater direct support to the Cuban people. The corrupt regime must simply permit it.
