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Biden to Lift Cuba's Terror Sponsor Status in Final Days, AP Reports

Jan 14, 2025, 06:59 PM

The Biden administration is expected to lift the United States' designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter cited by the Associated Press. The move, anticipated to occur in the final days of President Joe Biden's term, is based on the determination that there is no "information to support Cuba being a state sponsor of terrorism," as stated by a senior administration official. Critics of the decision, including Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Rick Scott, have condemned the action as "reckless and dangerous," vowing that the incoming administration, with President-elect Donald Trump and Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, will reverse the decision and enforce stricter measures against the Cuban regime.