She's Been Arrested — Secretary of State Marco Rubio Gives The Order To Go as ICE Arrests...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JUNE 6, 2026 — The luxury sanctuary enjoyed by foreign operatives inside the United States has just hit an unyielding firewall of federal enforcement, signaling a ruthless, high-threshold purge of regime-connected elites.
What happens when the family members of anti-American dictatorships use a previous administration's green cards to manage millions in real estate assets on U.S. soil? For a top tier diplomat, the answer is an immediate, high-velocity deportation raid. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that federal authorities have forcefully arrested Adys Lastres Morera—the sister of heavily sanctioned Cuban official Ania Guillermina Lastres—right inside the state of Florida. Rubio made it entirely clear that Lastres Morera will remain trapped in the strict custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pending formal deportation proceedings after he unilaterally determined she was completely removable under U.S. immigration law.
The high-stakes arrest targets a deep-seated legacy of foreign infiltration. Lastres Morera originally entered the United States as a lawful permanent resident back on January 13, 2023, during the previous administration. Rubio, who is of Cuban descent, personally revoked her green card after concluding that her continuous presence posed a direct, intolerable threat to American foreign policy interests due to her alleged ties to the Cuban regime and its notorious, military-controlled business conglomerate, GAESA.
I. THE STRANGLEHOLD ON BLOOD-MONEY: RUBIO’S ULTIMATUM
Rubio pulled back the curtain on the administration's aggressive new crackdown, launching a blistering, data-driven critique against the leniency of past White House policies. This is no longer a standard immigration dispute; it is an absolute enforcement of American sovereignty against hostile foreign networks.
“For far too long, the family members of terrorist organizations, repressive anti-American regimes, and other bad actors who would threaten the national security of the United States have been given a free pass to enjoy the privileges of living in the United States. Past Administrations have permitted the families of Cuban military elites, Iranian terrorists, and other reprehensible organizations to enjoy lavish lifestyles in our country funded by stolen blood-money, while the people they repress at home suffer in increasingly dire circumstances.” — Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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THE DEPORTATION TARGET DATA: ADYS LASTRES MORERA
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* ENTRY DATE: January 13, 2023 (As a Lawful Permanent Resident)
* COVERT OPERATION: Managing premium real estate assets in Florida
* FAMILY LINK: Sister of the Executive President of GAESA
* CONGLOMERATE TOLL: Controls ~70% of Cuba's economy via $20B in illicit funds
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CURRENT LEGAL STATUS: Permanent residency terminated; held in ICE custody.
Rubio left no room for ambiguity regarding the fate of foreign operatives operating within American borders:
“No longer. Under President Trump, we are removing from our country the family members of IRGC terrorists and Cuban regime elites. Let me be very clear: if you threaten the national security of the United States, there will be nowhere on this earth — much less in our country — that you and your cronies can live lavishly. We will find you, and we will hold you accountable.”
II. THE GAESA FORTRESS AND THE $20 BILLION CONCEALMENT
Taking to digital platform X, Rubio detailed the exact parameters of the intelligence file, exposing how Lastres Morera was actively managing premium real estate assets in the U.S. while secretly aiding Havana’s communist regime.
She is the direct sister of the Executive President of GAESA—the massive, Cuban military-controlled financial conglomerate that ruthlessly controls roughly 70 percent of Cuba’s domestic economy and is firmly believed by intelligence agencies to hold up to $20 billion in illicit funds completely concealed overseas.
“Adys Lastres Morera is the sister of the Executive President of GAESA, the Cuban military-controlled financial conglomerate that steals millions in aid for the Cuban people at the behest of the regime. Morera was managing real estate assets and living in Florida, while also aiding Havana’s communist regime, until I terminated her permanent resident status. I am pleased to announce that today, she was arrested and is now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” — Marco Rubio on X
III. THE LAWFARE COMPLIANCE MANDATE
Moving at true wartime speed, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) confirmed that her continued presence posed a severe, adverse foreign policy consequence, officially triggering the administrative lethality of section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
[ HSI ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOL DOSSIER ] * STATUTORY CODIFICATION: Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the INA * TRIGGER MECHANISM: Serious adverse foreign policy consequences * INVESTIGATIVE OBJECTIVE: Neutralize financial, educational, and social access ==================================================================== MANDATE: Total termination of regime-affiliated networks inside the homeland.An official HSI spokesperson verified the high-threshold execution:
“Adys Lastres Morera’s presence in the United States has potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for our nation, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has determined that she is removable under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Allowing Lastres Morera to remain in the country would send a signal that Cuban regime-affiliated networks could continue to access the U.S.’s financial, educational and social institutions — but that is not the case. HSI will continue to investigate those with ties to our nation’s adversaries and take appropriate actions to neutralize threats against our homeland.”
THE FINAL VERDICT
The powerful military conglomerate GAESA directly manages Cuba’s highly lucrative tourism industry, massive international remittances, and the controversial Cuban doctor program—serving as the primary, essential funding engines keeping the ruling communist regime alive. By executing this high-profile arrest, the administration has fired an unmistakable shot across the bow of international adversaries.
The message is clear: the United States will no longer tolerate regime-connected individuals enjoying the fruits of American liberty while actively oppressing their own citizens at home.
As the 2026 global landscape intensifies, this action reinforces the unyielding priorities of the President's America First foreign policy, permanently placing national security above outdated, open-border leniency. As Lastres Morera awaits her deportation flight in a secure holding facility, foreign elites living in luxury across the country are left to watch the news and ask: when the federal vans roll out tomorrow morning, whose green card will vanish next?
Nearly 150,000 California Mail Ballots Rejected In Primary
California election officials are examining why nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots were rejected during the state’s June primary, with late-arriving ballots accounting for most of the increase.
The higher rejection rate comes despite years of election law changes designed to make voting more accessible and ensure more ballots are ultimately counted.
According to data compiled by the California Secretary of State’s office, 148,241 mail-in ballots were rejected during the June primary, representing 1.73% of all mail ballots returned.
That marks an increase from the 2024 primary, when 108,982 ballots were rejected, or 1.56% of all mail ballots cast.
The largest reason for rejection was ballots arriving too late to qualify under California law.
State data shows that 93,479 ballots were rejected because they failed to meet the state’s deadline requirements.
California allows mail ballots to arrive up to seven days after Election Day, provided they are postmarked on or before Election Day.
Voting experts believe many of the rejected ballots received postmarks dated after Election Day, making them ineligible to be counted even if they arrived within the seven-day grace period.
Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation, said the timing of postal processing appears to be a significant concern.
“Ballots rejected due to lateness are caused primarily to being postmarked too late to count, not because they arrived too late to count,” Alexander said.
Election experts have questioned whether recent operational changes within the U.S. Postal Service may be contributing to delayed postmarks.
Earlier this year, a group of mostly Democratic U.S. senators wrote to the Postal Service expressing concern that mail-processing changes could affect ballot handling during federal elections.
Updated Postal Service procedures mean postmarks may reflect when mail is processed at regional facilities rather than when it first enters the mail system.
Because processing centers have been consolidated in some areas, election officials have warned that postmark timing could be affected.
Before the June primary, California election officials encouraged voters to mail ballots as early as possible because of potential postal delays.
The June election also featured a highly competitive race for governor, which some experts believe encouraged many voters to wait until the final days before casting ballots.
In addition to late-arriving ballots, approximately 44,000 ballots were rejected because election officials determined the voter’s signature did not match the signature on file.
Another 8,300 ballots were rejected because the return envelope did not contain a signature.
State records also show that 743 ballots were rejected because those voters had already cast another ballot.
Other rejected ballots involved missing ballots inside return envelopes or multiple ballots submitted in a single envelope.
The highest rejection rate in the state occurred in Tulare County, where 3.52% of returned mail ballots were rejected.
Alpine County and Merced County followed closely, each recording rejection rates of 3.36%.
California has frequently faced criticism for taking weeks to complete vote counting after major elections, largely because state law permits ballots meeting certain requirements to continue arriving after Election Day.
Following the June primary, President Donald Trump again criticized California’s election system, while the Department of Justice opened an investigation into election administration in Los Angeles County.
Election experts emphasize that the increase in rejected ballots should not be interpreted as evidence of widespread voter fraud.
A 2025 report by the Brookings Institution found documented cases of mail ballot fraud remained extremely rare, estimating roughly four cases for every 10 million mail ballots cast, The Associated Press reported.
State officials have not identified evidence of widespread fraud connected to the June primary, but the increase in rejected ballots is expected to receive additional scrutiny as election administrators evaluate whether changes in postal operations, voter behavior or election procedures contributed to the higher rejection rate.
