Sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief arrested in Florida, Rubio says

Politics Sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief arrested in Florida, Rubio says By Faris Tanyos Faris Tanyos News Editor Faris Tanyos is a news editor for CBSNews.com, where he writes and edits stories and tracks breaking news. He previously worked as a digital news producer at several local news stations up and down the West Coast. Read Full Bio Faris Tanyos Updated on: May 21, 2026 / 8:15 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The sister of the head of a company that is accused of having close ties to Cuban government operations has been arrested in Miami, Florida, federal authorities announced Thursday. Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera — who is the executive president of Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., or GAESA — was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations agents in Miami, the agency said in a news release. ICE said that Lastres Morera's permanent residency status had been revoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday.In a social media post Thursday, Rubio said he revoked Lastres Morera's green card because she "was managing real estate assets and living in Florida, while also aiding Havana's communist regime."Rubio said that GAESA is a "Cuban military-controlled financial conglomerate that steals millions in aid for the Cuban people at the behest of the regime."Rubio has previously alleged GAESA has $18 billion in assets and controls 70% of the economy."They profit from hotels, construction, banks, stores and even from the money your relatives send you from the U.S. Everything, everything passes through their hands," Rubio said Wednesday in a video recorded in Spanish that he said was directed at the Cuban people. "From those remittances, they retain a percentage, but from GAESA's profits nothing reaches you." According to ICE, Lastres Morera entered the U.S. as a permanent resident on Jan. 13, 2023. But on Wednesday, it was determined she was...