Cuba Concludes Release of 553 Prisoners Following Vatican-Brokered Deal

Cuba Concludes Release of 553 Prisoners Following Vatican-Brokered Deal
A street of La Guinera neighborhood in Havana on Jan. 15, 2025. David Sherwood/Reuters
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HAVANA—Cuba’s top tribunal said late on March 10 that 553 prisoners had been released following a deal brokered by the Vatican that seemed in limbo after U.S. President Donald Trump reversed a Biden administration pledge to ease sanctions on the country.

President Joe Biden in January agreed to remove Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist in exchange for the prisoner release in negotiations with the Catholic Church.