Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Pushes Obama to Get Cuba to Free Alan Gross

Noting the Castro regimes imprisonment of Alan Gross on espionage charges for helping the Cuban Jewish community get Internet access, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen called for the Obama administration to do more to free him as she marked the fifth anniversary of his imprisonment.

The commemoration of yet another shameful anniversary of the imprisonment of Alan Gross is once again disappointing and unacceptable, Ros-Lehtinen said on Monday. Mr. Grosss mental and physical health have progressively deteriorated while imprisoned under the brutal regime that has no regard for the respect of human rights. The Obama administration must work expediently to secure the unconditional release of Mr. Gross and penalize the regime by tightening sanctions, as we continue to press for the release of Mr. Gross, and that of 11 million Cubans who are also subjected to the tyranny of the Castro regime.