11 Photos that Show the Human Rights Failures of Obama 's Cuba Policy .
As President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his administration 's diplomatic policy towards Cuba , expected to repeal reforms that had made it easier for Americans to give money to the repressive Castro regime , corporations and lobbyists that have benefitted from Obama 's "normalization" have gone into attack mode . 
After President Obama announced his "normalization" measures , however , Morales was arrested for setting up animated characters like Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse on the roof of his family home . 
The foreboding tone of American liberal media coverage surrounding the potential repeal of Obama 's 2014 "normalization" effort demands selective memory of the Obama era 's effect on the Cuban people to take seriously . 
Below , eleven images that capture the suffering of the Cuban people following President Obama 's call for bilateral ties with the Castro regime , and the callous disregard the White House showed towards these consequences as they became impossible to ignore . 
March 2016 : President Obama 's trip to Cuba triggered some of the Cuban government 's most aggressive abuses against dissidents . 
February 2015 : President Obama announced he would re-establish friendly ties with the Castro regime in December 2014 . 
One Cuban dissident succeeded in using the occasion of President Obama 's visit to protest live on American television . 
March 2016 : President Obama was not the only high-profile visitor to the island this month . 
March 2016 : President Obama completed his itinerary in Cuba , delivering a speech in which he quoted poet José Martí , stopping for photo-ops under the image of Castro butcher Ernesto "Che" Guevara at the Plaza of the Revolution , and attending a baseball game with Raúl Castro .
As President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his administration 's diplomatic policy towards Cuba , expected to repeal reforms that had made it easier for Americans to give money to the repressive Castro regime , corporations and lobbyists that have benefitted from [TGT] 's "normalization" have gone into attack mode . 
After [TGT] announced [TGT] "normalization" measures , however , [TGT] was arrested for setting up animated characters like Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse on the roof of [TGT] family home . 
The foreboding tone of American liberal media coverage surrounding the potential repeal of [TGT] 's 2014 "normalization" effort demands selective memory of the [TGT] era 's effect on the Cuban people to take seriously . 
Below , eleven images that capture the suffering of the Cuban people following [TGT] 's call for bilateral ties with the Castro regime , and the callous disregard the White House showed towards these consequences as they became impossible to ignore . 
March 2016 : [TGT] 's trip to Cuba triggered some of the Cuban government 's most aggressive abuses against dissidents . 
February 2015 : [TGT] announced [TGT] would re-establish friendly ties with the Castro regime in December 2014 . 
One Cuban dissident succeeded in using the occasion of [TGT] 's visit to protest live on American television . 
March 2016 : [TGT] was not the only high-profile visitor to the island this month . 
March 2016 : [TGT] completed [TGT] itinerary in Cuba , delivering a speech in which he quoted poet José Martí , stopping for photo-ops under the image of Castro butcher Ernesto "Che" Guevara at the Plaza of the Revolution , and attending a baseball game with Raúl Castro .