Fifty members of the U.S. Congress, including senators and representatives, sent a letter to President Donald Trump condemning the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed against Cuba and requesting a change in policy toward the island, confirmed by Lianys Torre, head of the Cuban mission in the United States.

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The document was spearheaded by Gregory Meeks, minority leader of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Tim Kaine, minority leader of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

In the letter, the legislators warn that blackouts, shortages of basic goods, and the collapse of critical infrastructure severely affect the Cuban population, with a particular impact on children, the elderly, and patients with chronic illnesses.

The signatories pointed out that pressure tactics have failed for more than six decades and that their current application exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in Cuba by restricting access to energy and medical care.

They also warned that the lack of fuel prevents hospitals from functioning and endangers patients’ lives, urging the president to immediately reverse these policies.

The congressmen recalled Trump’s statements on Cuba and rejected any attempt to illegally employ the U.S. military to overthrow the Cuban government, stating that such action would cost lives and resources without changing the political conditions. They emphasized that persisting with failed strategies, limiting access to energy and medical care, is contrary to the values ​​of the American people.

The legislators stressed that, by provoking an accelerated energy collapse, the Trump administration shifted the responsibility for Cuba’s suffering directly onto the United States.

They stated that the only way to support the Cuban people is through policies that empower them and do not use them as a tool of pressure, and highlighted Havana’s willingness to cooperate on issues of migration and drug trafficking.

Finally, they expressed their willingness to work with the Trump administration to modify the current sanctions, which has worsened over the last three decades and which they described as obsolete and draconian.

The letter reflects a bipartisan call to reevaluate U.S.-Cuba relations in a context of growing concern about the humanitarian impact of the sanctions.

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