Miami Republicans announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at blocking Cuban delegations from visiting U.S. airports. The initiatives follow uproar caused by such a visit to Miami International Airport this week, which drew largely unanimous condemnation from local officials.
U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez, former Miami mayor and chair of the House Homeland Security subcommittee on transportation and maritime security, said he will introduce a bill to ban visits from countries included in the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. He also seeks to have TSA director David Pekoske to testify about the visit at a hearing. According to Giménez, Pekoske told him he wasn't aware of the visit. This month, the U.S. removed Cuba from the list of countries "not cooperating fully" to fight against terrorism.
