Biden lifts Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism

The Biden administration will remove Cuba from… State sponsor of terrorism is on the list He included a deal to release political prisoners in exchange for easing restrictions.

The Catholic Church facilitated an agreement with Cuba that would allow for the humanitarian release of dozens of political prisoners before the end of the Biden administration at noon on Jan. 20, a senior administration official said. The prisoners were detained after a brutal government crackdown on the 2021 protests.

It’s a policy move that the incoming Trump administration is likely to reverse. Sin. Marco RubioTrump had previously chosen him for the position of Secretary of State, and his family fled Cuba in the 1950s in favor of imposing sanctions on the communist country.

Senior administration officials said there was no evidence based on a recent government assessment of support for a state sponsor of terrorism, and the Trump administration would act on the same information if it decided to reclassify Cuba. The Biden team has been in contact with their counterparts on the Trump team regarding this issue.

Likewise, President Barack Obama removed Cuba from the terrorist list, before his successor, President-elect Donald Trump, succeeded him. Cuba was added again in 2021.