Biden to Remove Cuba From State-Sponsored Terror List

Requested by U.S. allies, the move is part of a deal for Cuba to release anti-communist protesters imprisoned in the country.
Biden to Remove Cuba From State-Sponsored Terror List
A Cuban flag shredded by the winds of Hurricane Rafael flies above the statue of Gen. Calixto Garcia in Havana on Nov. 6, 2024. Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo
T.J. Muscaro
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President Joe Biden informed Congress on Jan. 14 that he is taking communist Cuba off the U.S. State Department’s state-sponsored terrorism list. The directive is among other steps meant to facilitate the release of political prisoners arrested for protesting the island’s communist regime.

“We expect and anticipate that these measures announced today will bring very quick relief to the many dozens of Cubans who were arrested in conjunction with the July 2021 protests, as well as bring relief to their family members,” an administration official said.