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In March and April of 2002 Nancy
and Danny Lyon made two trips to Cuba. Inside Cuba, which is Communist
dictatorship, the couple traveled freely, and Lyon photographed
whatever he wanted without interference from soldiers or police.
The first trip was through Cancun, where the Lyons caught the 8:30
PM Aero Mexico flight to Havana. The second trip was via Toronto
where there is a weekly flight to Santiago de Cuba. On their return,
upon entering the United States Customs area in Toronto, for their
flight back from Toronto to Albany, New York, they were extensively
questioned by a number of United States Customs Agents. When they
admitted that they had gone to Cuba to make photographs, their passports
were confiscated, then returned, and they were told they would be
charged with violating the Trading with the Enemy act. It is illegal
for American citizens to spend money in Cuba, which has been under
an embargo from our country for forty years. Every other country
in the world trades with Cuba. It is believed that last year over
one hundred thousands Americans traveled to Cuba illegally. |
