Sen. Cruz and Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen Release Statement Following Detainment of Cuban Dissident Dr. Óscar Elias Biscet

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida) issued a joint statement following the detainment of prominent Cuban dissident Dr. Óscar Elias Biscet: 

“It’s appalling that the Castro dictatorship continues to show its true colors, regardless of the romanticizing effort undertaken by the White House, by temporarily detaining Dr. Elias Biscet, a pro-democracy Cuban advocate and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The communist regime in Havana continues to harass, intimidate, and commit massive human rights abuses by imprisoning and even torturing Cubans who attempt to speak out for liberty, democracy, and justice. Our nation shouldn’t be expanding economic relations with a country that continues to violate basic human rights and refuses to give a voice to political opposition.  We look forward to swearing in a new U.S. president very soon who has pledged to stand with the people of Cuba, not their tyrannical oppressors.”

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