An increasing number of voices in the United States are calling for an end to the oil blockade against Cuba, a policy that Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke describes as “barbaric” and one that deepens the humanitarian crisis on the island.

“Enough is enough! The Congressional Black Caucus will not stand by and allow this administration to continue this barbaric policy that creates unimaginable human suffering in Cuba,” stated Clarke, a Democratic House member representing New York.

The congresswoman issued a letter addressed to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging them to alleviate the economic pressure on the Caribbean nation.

Clarke denounced the impact of the current administration's strangulation policy against the people of the Antillean nation, which has led to “an increase in infant mortality rates, the threat of famine, and a decline in the standard of living for innocent Cuban civilians.”

“Under the oil blockade and the tightening of sanctions (unilateral coercive measures) imposed by this administration, Cubans are dying,” the lawmaker wrote.

A press release published on her official webpage underscored that the Congressional Black Caucus, which has long encouraged the United States to lead the global stage in supporting peace and justice, rejected the administration's draconian policies that have resulted in the severe situation faced by the Cuban people.

“We demand that you end the oil blockade, lift the sanctions against Cuba, and allow the Cuban people to access the most basic resources they need to subsist on the island,” Clarke emphasized.

Last week, Democratic Senator Rubén Gallego of Arizona also warned of aggressive plots being engineered in Washington against Cuba.

“We are watching Republicans manufacture a reason for another regime-change war before our very eyes, this time in Cuba,” the lawmaker wrote on his X social media account. Alongside fellow party members Tim Kaine (Virginia) and Adam Schiff (California), Gallego introduced a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the United States Armed Forces in hostilities against Cuba.

President Trump's deployment of the U.S. military to blockade Cuba has created a humanitarian crisis on the island and carries the risk of triggering a mass migration crisis, according to a press release on his webpage.

Furthermore, he continues to threaten direct military action, and recent reports indicate that the Southern Command has been ordered to draft plans for potential military action, the text disclosed this Thursday.

“The president’s approval ratings are plummeting, so he is fabricating a pretext to invade and looking for a quick win to project an image of toughness. We must speak up now, before we end up entangled in another endless war,” he stressed.

The senators emphasized that they will continue to push for war powers resolutions and seek bipartisan support “to make our opposition clear to the use of military force against Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, or any other nation that does not pose an imminent threat to the United States.”

During his 2024 election campaign, Trump reiterated that, if he won, he would keep the United States out of military conflicts, and last year he even vied to win the Nobel Prize.

However, since returning to the White House, threats of expansion and interventionism have been setting the tone for his foreign agenda.

Now, despite having an open battlefront in the Middle East with Iran, the Trump administration's next target appears to be directed at Cuba.

The aircraft carrier Nimitz has been deployed to the Caribbean area, though according to Trump, it is not intended to intimidate the island.