Rubio signs documents to expel Cuban diplomat after U.N. incident

Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepción must leave the United States after Marco Rubio signed documents to carry out his expulsion. Ambassador Mike Waltz announced the measure and connected it with an altercation at the United Nations. The information identifies Tur as the person accused in the episode and presents the signed documentation as the official step initiating the action. It gives no further administrative detail.

Waltz said the signing occurred shortly before his announcement and that Tur would be on a flight to Havana within the next 24 hours. That period describes a planned departure, not confirmation that the transfer had been completed. The information therefore distinguishes signing the documents from executing the expulsion, which remained imminent at the time of the report.

The stated reason is an accusation that Tur pushed and tried to assault a U.S. diplomat. That version is attributed to Waltz and connected with an altercation at the United Nations. The incident occurred during the General Assembly embargo debate on October 27, 2026. Available data do not describe the full sequence or provide Tur's version, so the accusation remains an allegation rather than an independent conclusion.

The announcement highlights two moments: Rubio's signing of the documents and the departure Waltz predicted for the next day. The story was published October 28, 2026, but does not say when the flight would occur or confirm Tur's arrival in Havana. Nor does it specify other administrative consequences. It reports an announced expulsion and expected time frame without documenting the journey's outcome.