Cuba protesters in Washington want President Biden to do more to pressure the regime
Foreign Policy,Cuba,Cuba Protests
Artemio and Marlen Garcia left Miami at 5:30 am on Sunday to arrive in Washington shortly before a midnight vigil to mark the 26th of July.
The purpose of their journey, complete with Cuban flags and honking all along I-95, was to raise awareness for pro-democracy protests that broke out throughout Cuba on July 11th and to pressure the Biden administration into action.
“People need help,” Marlen Garcia, 60, said. “The Cuban government needs pressure, like America and other countries did with apartheid South Africa.”
The Garcias were part of a group of thousands of Cuban-American protesters that took over downtown Washington and Lafayette Park outside the White House on Sunday evening and Monday. After a midday rally with Republicans in Congress, the crowd marched to the Cuban embassy.
