A new U.S. State Department report has alleged that the Cuban government is cultivating a network of American activist organizations to conduct influence operations and mobilize protests against U.S. policy. The report cites a “National Rapid Response Plan,” distributed by the National Network on Cuba, which outlines coordinated nationwide demonstrations at military bases, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, and federal buildings.
The State Department links this coalition to the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), a government entity recently sanctioned for its alleged support of Cuban intelligence activities. The rapid-response plan instructs activists to mobilize within 24 hours of any U.S. military action or “imminent threat” against Cuba. According to the report, the goal is to make it “politically and materially costly” for the U.S. government to pursue military intervention.
The report highlights several U.S.-based groups, including Code Pink, the Democratic Socialists of America, the People’s Forum, and the National Lawyers Guild. While the document notes that these organizations are not necessarily controlled by Cuban intelligence, it argues that their ideological support for Havana and their history of delegations to the island provide Cuba with access to a significant domestic activist infrastructure. The report also references a database provided by the Black Alliance for Peace that maps over 1,300 U.S. military and law enforcement sites across the Western Hemisphere.
This development follows a period of escalating tensions between the Trump administration and Havana. President Trump has repeatedly suggested the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the island, and the administration has expanded sanctions on foreign entities supporting the Cuban economy. The State Department’s findings characterize these influence efforts as part of a long-term campaign to exacerbate internal divisions within the United States.