Biden policy on Cuba remittances needs more work, U.S. official says

FILE PHOTO: Security guards look on as they stand guard outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House has received recommendations for restarting remittances to Cuba but sent some back for further work to craft "innovative options" to ensure that money sent by Cuban Americans to families on the island does not fall into the hands of Cuba's government, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

President Joe Biden in July asked the Treasury Department and State Department to study the matter and report back on how to allow remittance payments - once a financial lifeline for many Cubans - without Cuba's government and military profiting.