Key Facts

• The report was published by the US State Department and connects left-wing US groups to Cuba mainly through shared ideas, not direct proof.
• It describes Cuba as a communist country working to weaken the United States from inside.
• The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is mentioned as a left-wing group with growing political influence and ideological ties to Cuba.
• Code Pink, an antiwar activist group, is also singled out, partly because of a donor living in China and its recent visit to Cuba.
• Activists reject the report’s claims and say it tries to label dissenters as communists to silence protests.
• The report references Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist granted asylum in Cuba after fleeing US charges, highlighting Cuba’s support for American fugitives.
• The Trump administration uses language recalling the Cold War, suggesting Cuba is a continuing ideological enemy.
• Marco Rubio, of Cuban descent, leads the State Department’s approach on this issue.