The decision comes just days before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. Trump, at the end of his first term from 2017 to 2021, re-listed Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.
“The review is complete and there is no evidence that Cuba is supporting terrorism,” a senior Biden administration official said.
President Joe Biden’s removal of Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism will be accompanied by a deal to secure the release of protesters detained in the country. It is unclear how many prisoners will be released, but the number is expected to be significant.
The official also added that the Catholic Church played an important role in reaching an agreement with Cuba to resolve humanitarian issues related to detained prisoners.
For more than six decades, Cuba has faced strict economic sanctions, which the Cuban government says are the main cause of the country's economic crisis.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel condemned the sanctions and stressed that Cuba was ready to face more difficult situations after Mr. Trump's re-election.
In addition to removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, Biden also reversed a number of Trump-era policies, including allowing financial transactions with certain Cuban entities.
