politics
February 18, 2026
Trump extends order authorizing detention of ships bound for Cuba for year
The US leader also added that a mass migration from Cuba would endanger United States national security
TL;DR
- US President Donald Trump has extended an order for another year, allowing the detention and inspection of vessels bound for Cuba.
- The extension is justified by concerns that the Cuban government might use excessive force against US vessels engaging in memorial activities or protests.
- Unauthorized entry into Cuban territorial waters by US-registered vessels is deemed detrimental to US foreign policy as it could facilitate mass migration from Cuba.
- Mass migration from Cuba is considered a threat to US national security and international relations.
- The order, initially signed in 1996, has had its prohibitions expanded in subsequent years.
- An additional decree allows Washington to impose duties on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba.
- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla condemned these measures as a violation of international trade principles and a threat of a "total blockade of fuel supplies."
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