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Progressive House Dems made secret 'human rights' trip to Cuba amid worsening border crisis at home

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Two of the most progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives led a small delegation on an undisclosed trip to Cuba last week to discuss "human rights," despite the worsening border crisis affecting everyday Americans here at home, according to a new report late Tuesday.

Far-left "Squad" member Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chair Pramilia Jayapal, D-Wash., led the group of a dozen people, including a staffer from the office of Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., to Havana, where they, according to a spokesperson for the CPC, "met with people from across Cuban civil society and government officials to discuss human rights and the U.S.-Cuba bilateral relationship."

The trip was not disclosed by anyone involved and was not reported by Cuban state media despite the ongoing embargo against the communist island nation by the U.S., the Miami Herald reported.

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