A legal history of U.S. policy toward Cuba

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2025 · PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM

Reissuance of and Amendments to National Security Presidential Memorandum 5

2025 NSPM-5

· In force

Amended sections 1 and 3 of the 2017 NSPM-5 and reissued it in its entirety. The memorandum directs agencies to enforce the statutory tourism ban, restrict financial and travel transactions that benefit the Cuban government, military, or security services, and oppose international calls to end the embargo.

Authority
President Donald J. Trump
President
Donald J. Trump

The principal statement of Cuba policy of the second Trump administration, directing the regulatory tightening implemented in 2025 and 2026.

Topics

  • Travel
  • Finance
  • Trade
  • Third Countries

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