A Cuban national accused of working for a Cuban government influence organization in the United States for over a decade has been apprehended by federal agents, along with his wife and son. The State Department announced Wednesday that Carlos Antonio Lloga Dominguez and his family are in federal custody pending removal from the U.S.
According to the State Department, Lloga Dominguez acted as a "foreign subversive" for the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People (ICAP), which it described as the communist Cuban regime’s "premier influence and intelligence front group in the United States." Authorities allege he maintained ties to a transnational communist subversion network throughout his residency in the U.S.
Senator Marco Rubio, who serves as Secretary of State, terminated the legal status of Lloga Dominguez and his family. Rubio stated on social media that "America will never become home for foreign communists who peddle propaganda, run subversive influence operations, or support radical anti-American movements within the United States."
ICAP was sanctioned earlier in July, leading to the freezing of its U.S.-based assets and a general ban on Americans conducting business with the organization. The State Department asserts that ICAP "maintains an outsized footprint across the United States, trafficking in vile anti-American propaganda, cultivating pro-Havana regime activists and politicians, and lobbying federal, state and local politicians on behalf of the Cuban dictatorship."
A Fox News Digital investigation reportedly found that ICAP officials have coordinated with American nonprofits over the past decade to support the Communist Party of Cuba. These nonprofits, some funded by businessman Neville Roy Singham, include groups such as the People's Forum, Breakthrough News, Tricontinental, CodePink, the ANSWER Coalition, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. The investigation indicated that these organizations collectively report about $1 billion in combined revenue.
ICAP, founded by Fidel Castro in 1960, has been accused of working with far-left groups in the U.S. to "export Cuba’s Communist revolution to the United States." The State Department characterizes ICAP as the "central node in a sprawling Cuban intelligence and influence operation, claiming to span more than 2,000 organizations across more than 150 countries."
The U.S. Departments of Justice and the Treasury are reportedly investigating this alleged influence campaign. CodePink, co-founded by Jodie Evans, Singham's wife, reportedly led a convoy to Cuba earlier this year to deliver aid, a trip that has attracted federal scrutiny. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink, has confirmed being questioned by federal officials regarding potential violations of American sanctions on Cuba.