# 2026-15827: State Freezes Assets of Cuban Prez and Cronies

2026-15827, Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions, is a Federal Register notice from State Department published 2026-08-05, effective 2026-06-04; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15827
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15827
- Title: Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: State Department
- Citation: 91 FR 50592
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: 2026-06-04
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

State Freezes Assets of Cuban Prez and Cronies

## Summary

The U.S. Department of State has added three Cuban individuals, including Alejandro Castro Espin and Miguel Diaz-Canel, to a special sanctions list as of June 4, 2026. This means all their property under U.S. control is frozen, cutting off their access to U.S. money and assets. These actions target people linked to the Cuban government and take effect immediately.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of State is publishing the names of persons who have been added to the Department of the Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List), administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) based on the Secretary of State's determination pursuant to and in accordance with the referenced authority that one or more applicable criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the designated persons are blocked.

## Effects PRIA read

- Named Cuban individuals' U.S. assets frozen: cost, high. On June 4, 2026, the Department of State added five named Cuban individuals to the U.S. Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List: Alejandro Castro Espin; Raul Alejandro Castro Calis; Miguel Diaz‑Canel Bermudez; Lis Cuesta Peraza; and Manuel Anido Cuesta. All property and inte…
- Cuban entities added to SDN List; U.S. property blocked: cost, high. On June 4, 2026, the Department of State added several Cuban organizations to the SDN List, including the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (MINFAR), Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), Minera La Victoria SA, Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), an…

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## Sources
- [2026-15827 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15827/notice-of-department-of-state-sanctions-actions)
- [2026-15827 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15827.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15827 (as of 2026-08-12).