U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
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Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
Military planners have examined options for possible action against Cuba, including an Army-led air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division.
Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
A CBS News review of internal government documents and information provided to Congress shows immigration detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay are nearly empty.
At least one U.S. citizen was also among the six who were wounded and arrested by Cuban authorities, a U.S. official said.
A Canadian airline suspends flights to Cuba as U.S sanctions and Trump's tariff threats force Havana to warn carriers there's no way to refuel on the island.
Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Maps show its forecast path.
The parole program, known as CHNV, temporarily protected roughly 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the risk of deportation.
The Trump administration's objective is to send groups of unauthorized migrants from the U.S. mainland to Guantanamo each day, using military aircraft to airlift and relocate detainees.
The U.S. government is moving quickly to implement President Trump's order to turn facilities at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base into a large-scale immigration detention center.
The move is likely to be reversed by the incoming Trump administration.
Rafael, the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, became a hurricane on Tuesday evening as it approached the Cayman Islands.
While the Russian exercises aren't considered a threat to the U.S., American ships have been deployed to shadow the Russians, U.S. officials said.
Russian sailors were seen standing on a nuclear-powered submarine as it entered Cuban waters with three Russian naval ships.
The former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia was allegedly recruited by the Cubans in 1973, then went on to rise through the ranks of the State Department.
Victor Manuel Rocha, the former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, is accused of spying for Cuba's intelligence agency for four decades.
Rocha allegedly spied on behalf of Cuba's intelligence agency, referred to the U.S. as "the enemy" and supported Cuba's clandestine intelligence-gathering mission, according to prosecutors.
Manuel Rocha, who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested in a long-running FBI investigation. He is accused of serving as an agent of Cuba.
Cuba may allow China to establish a facility on its territory capable of conducting electronic surveillance on the United States, CBS News has confirmed.
Yoel Diaz made about $12 a month as a teacher in Cuba and could barely fill his fridge. Now, he's living his "American dream."
"We can only pray our crews find them so their families and loved ones can rest," the Coast Guard said.
