The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its leaders in response to the police’s alleged human rights violations during rare protests on the Island.
During a meeting with Cuban-American leaders, U.S. President Joe Biden promised more punitive measures are on the way against Havana.
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the sanctions also targeted the Cuban interior ministry's national police force.
Biden’s meeting came as Cuban-American community leaders made a call for more support for protests in Cuba. Just last week, Washington announced sanctions on Cuba's defense minister and an interior ministry Special Forces unit.
Among the anticipated upcoming American measures, Biden says he has instructed the Treasury and State departments to report back in a month on how to allow remittance payments from Americans to Cubans without the Cuban authorities profiting.
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