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At the invitation of the Biden Administration, members of the criminal and illegitimate Cuban regime toured Transportation Security Administration facilities (TSA) facilities at Miami International Airport (MIA), one of our nation’s busiest airports. The tour purportedly allowed members of the regime access to sensitive screening areas.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), U.S. Representative Carlos Giménez and Florida colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske regarding this serious threat to our national security interests.
Joining Rubio and Giménez were Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and U.S. Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL).
El texto de la carta en inglés está aquí. .
Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Administrator Pekoske:
We write today to express our profound concern and outrage over the invitation and tour of Miami International Airport (MIA) to members of the Cuban regime. It has been reported that these operatives accessed secure areas and were able to view sensitive security protocols of the airport. As you know, the Cuban regime is designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) and has absolutely no reason to be invited to tour sensitive areas or view security protocols of an American airport which sole purpose is to safeguard the millions of travelers that pass through the U.S. commercial aviation system every year.
Secretary Mayorkas, this is now the second incident in which an agency that reports to you has invited members of Cuba’s Communist Party to tour United States facilities and have access to sensitive areas. In February 2023, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) invited members of Cuba’s Interior, Transportation and Foreign Relations ministries to visit USCG headquarters in Washington, D.C., and tour U.S. port facilities in Wilmington, North Carolina. In response, Congress added language to the National Defense Authorization Act FY24 that would prohibit these tours under the International Port Security Program to SSOT. Under your watch, Cuban operatives have again accessed sensitive, secure areas within the U.S. transportation system. Yet again, Congress must step in to prevent your Department and the Biden Administration from hosting individuals from a country which our Department of State has listed as a SSOT since 2021.
Administrator Peksoske, during your testimony on May 15, 2024, before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security about TSA’s FY25 Budget Request, you made no mention of this visit, nor did anyone from TSA notify Congress about an invitation to host operatives from a SSOT. This lack of transparency calls into question whether this omission was made purposely, or is an example of a gross lapse in judgment by TSA under your stewardship. Particularly concerning is that not a single TSA official raised alarms about this decision to host operatives from a country designated as a SSOT during the decision process.
Furthermore, an initial response from TSA indicated that the International Operations team coordinated with MIA in arranging this visit. This response contradicts the public testimony of the Director of MIA, Ralph Cutie, at a meeting of Miami-Dade County Commissioners on May 21, 2024. TSA’s stated mission is to “protect the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.” Through these actions, you have violated this mission and made Americans less safe.
We expect that you will take this incident as seriously as we do and request a full explanation from both of you on how such an incident could occur. Within all applicable rules and regulations, please respond to the following questions by Friday, May 24, 2024.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Atentamente,