The United States on Thursday announced travel sanctions against Cuba’s Raul Castro and his family, accusing the former president of violations of human rights. In his continued role as first secretary of the ruling Communist Party, “Raul Castro oversees a system that arbitrarily detains thousands of Cubans and currently holds more than 100 political prisoners,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. The sanctions mean that the former president — brother of late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro — will be ineligible for travel to the United States.
