Cuban Americans face scrutiny for sending goods back to the island

NPR | By David Ovalle

Published March 27, 2026 at 4:42 AM EDT

Cuban Americans who ship goods to relatives on the island are now seen as propping up Cuba's communist regime as the economy there continues to deteriorate.

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