{"id":232907,"date":"2021-01-10T07:53:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T12:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=232907"},"modified":"2021-01-10T07:53:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T12:53:40","slug":"cuba-united-states-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/cuba-united-states-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba-United States in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration has reversed virtually all of Obama\u2019s policies toward Cuba. Through executive orders, Obama expanded trips to Cuba; Trump canceled people-to-people licenses, cultural exchanges, and banned U.S. residents from staying in hotels run by the military.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obama did not put limits on remittances; Trump first limited them and then made it almost impossible for Cuban Americans to send money to their family members. Obama granted licenses to U.S. companies to operate in Cuba; Trump eliminated them. Obama restored full diplomatic relations and staffed the embassy and consulate in Havana; Trump reduced staff to a minimum and closed the consulate, affecting immigration services and family reunification for Cubans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Flights<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    January 10:<\/b> The Department of Transportation announced that all charter flights to Cuba from the United States would be suspended \u201cuntil further notice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    As stated<\/span><\/a> in a statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing the existence of a letter to the Secretary of Transportation, Elaine L. Chao, the objective is to \u201creinforce the impact of the administration\u2019s policy of putting economic pressure on the Cuban regime\u201d in areas such as human rights and fundamental freedoms due to Cuban support for the government of Venezuela.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Remittances<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      February 27:<\/b> Western Union confirmed that it had canceled money transfers to Cuba from all countries except the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

      The company justified its decision in the difficulties to carry out this type of operations, in an apparent reference to the embargo\/blockade Washington imposes on Havana, toughened by the Trump administration with new sanctions that have generated a strong impact on the Cuban economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

      February 28:<\/b> Cuban President <\/span>Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel<\/span><\/a> responded to the suspension of remittances to the island from outside the United States, a decision that he attributed to the policies of U.S. President Trump. \u201cAnother measure against the Cuban people. This is how the empire acts, with total arrogance and contempt, but no one stops us,\u201d he wrote on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

      June 12:<\/b> The United States announced that the sanction it had announced against Fincimex, the Cuban firm in charge of managing the reception and delivery of remittances on the island, would not become effective until there is a correction in the <\/span>Federal Register.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

      October 23:<\/b> Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez rejected a new measure by the Trump administration aimed at preventing remittances through the company Fincimex S.A., included on the List of Restricted Cuban Entities of the State Department. This means that remittances to Cuba through Fincimex and American International Services (AIS) would be impossible. According to the Federal Register, the ban went into effect on November 26. Last June 3, the State Department reported that it would include the Cuban financial services company Fincimex in the black list of entities with which Americans are prohibited from carrying out any transaction.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Anuncia administraci\u00f3n Trump nuevas medidas contra remesas a Cuba<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n