U.S. arrests Cuban national, accusing him of working as 'foreign subversive' for Havana

The U.S. government has arrested Carlos Antonio Lloga, a Cuban national residing in the United States, accusing him of operating as a "foreign subversive" for the Cuban communist regime. Lloga is alleged to have worked for over a decade with the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP), which the U.S. designates as a primary intelligence and influence front for Havana.

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Lloga passed more than a decade working as a foreign subversive for the main influence and intelligence front of the Cuban communist regime in the United States.

Lloga was detained along with his wife and son following the revocation of his legal status, according to State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott. The U.S. previously sanctioned ICAP in early June as part of its intensified campaign against the Cuban government. The State Department asserts that ICAP maintains a "long and intimate relationship with Cuban intelligence agents."

Adding to the accusations, the department identified ICAP's current president, Fernando González Llort, as a convicted Cuban spy who served 15 years in U.S. prison for his role in a 1990s espionage ring. ICAP, founded by Fidel Castro in 1960, was established to promote Cuba's diplomatic interests and political ties globally, particularly in Latin America. Havana officially describes it as an independent institution fostering "people's diplomacy and solidarity."

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ICAP maintains a long and intimate relationship with Cuban intelligence agents.

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. stated it would not tolerate "communist Cuban regime thugs" spreading propaganda or conducting foreign influence operations. The June sanctions against ICAP subject its U.S.-based assets to confiscation and prohibit its access to financial and business services.

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Under the Trump Administration, the United States will never become home to communist Cuban regime thugs who spread propaganda, conduct foreign influence operations, or seek to wage revolution against American civilization.