On Dec. 22, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.

One male narco-terrorist was confirmed killed during this action.
No U.S. military forces were harmed.

Today I took decisive action to revoke Local Business Tax licenses for businesses illegally engaging in commerce with the Cuban communist dictatorship.

Miami-Dade County will not be used as a platform to finance or sustain a regime that represses its people and violates federal law. After clear warnings and full due process, my office is now enforcing the law. Businesses that failed to demonstrate lawful federal authorization are no longer permitted to operate in Miami-Dade County, effective immediately.

This is about accountability, respect for the rule of law, and standing firmly against tyranny.

As a Cuban immigrant, I know firsthand the cost of this regime’s abuses, and I will not allow our community to be complicit. More enforcement actions will follow.