WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), the first South American-born and first Ecuadorian member of Congress, issued the following statement on the Administration’s ban of charter flights to most Cuban cities:

“Once again, Cuban-American families will have to face another obstacle when trying to see their loved ones in Cuba because of the Trump Administration’s new travel restrictions. Many Cuban Americans that live in South Florida and in my district depend on these flights to reunite with their families back in Cuban cities like Santiago de Cuba, Varadero and Camagüey,” Said Mucarsel-Powell. “The new changes in policy for charter flights to Cuba will only serve to separate Cuban families. While I strongly support the use of every diplomatic tool possible to pressure the Cuban government to end their repression and influence in Venezuela, I strongly believe we should not do so by punishing the Cuban people and their U.S. relatives.”

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