epa12835008 Activists load humanitarian aid onto a ship bound for Cuba in Progreso, Mexico, 19 March 2026. Members of the 'Nuestra America' flotilla loaded food and essential supplies at the port before the ship set sail to Cuba amid the island’s economic deterioration and the US embargo on the country. EPA/LORENZO HERNANDEZ

epa12835007 Activists load humanitarian aid onto a ship bound for Cuba in Progreso, Mexico, 19 March 2026. Members of the 'Nuestra America' flotilla loaded food and essential supplies at the port before the ship set sail to Cuba amid the island’s economic deterioration and the US embargo on the country. EPA/LORENZO HERNANDEZ

epa12835006 Activists load humanitarian aid onto a ship bound for Cuba in Progreso, Mexico, 19 March 2026. Members of the 'Nuestra America' flotilla loaded food and essential supplies at the port before the ship set sail to Cuba amid the island’s economic deterioration and the US embargo on the country. EPA/LORENZO HERNANDEZ

epa12835005 Activists load humanitarian aid onto a ship bound for Cuba in Progreso, Mexico, 19 March 2026. Members of the 'Nuestra America' flotilla loaded food and essential supplies at the port before the ship set sail to Cuba amid the island’s economic deterioration and the US embargo on the country. EPA/LORENZO HERNANDEZ