U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the legal status of Carlos Antonio Lloga Dominguez, a Cuban national accused of operating as a subversive agent for the Cuban government for over a decade. Dominguez, along with his wife and son, is now in federal custody pending removal from the U.S. The State Department alleges that Dominguez worked for the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People (ICAP), which it describes as a front group for Cuban intelligence and influence operations in the U.S.
The State Department announced the action on July 1, stating that Dominguez maintained ties to a transnational communist subversion network while residing in the U.S. Rubio designated ICAP for sanctions earlier this month under Executive Order 14404, accusing it of spreading propaganda and lobbying on behalf of the Cuban regime. ICAP, founded in 1960, claims ties to over 2,000 organizations worldwide and has been accused of working with far-left groups in the U.S. to promote Cuba’s communist revolution.
The State Department maintains that ICAP operates as a central node in Cuban intelligence and influence activities. ICAP’s current president, Fernando González Llort, is a convicted Cuban spy who served 15 years in U.S. prison for his role in the Wasp Network, an espionage ring in the late 1990s. ICAP has denied any wrongdoing, describing itself as a civil society organization.
The action underscores U.S. policies against what it says are Havana’s efforts to expand its socialist revolution through propaganda and political influence. A senior State Department official told Fox News Digital that the apprehensions reflect 'America First leadership in our region.' The State Department has accused ICAP of trafficking in anti-American propaganda and cultivating pro-Havana activists and politicians.