A senior administration official confirmed that President Joe Biden will inform Congress on Jan. 14 that he is taking communist Cuba off the U.S. State Department’s state-sponsored terrorism list, as well as other steps 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,” the official said.
“Today’s actions demonstrate that President Biden’s Cuba policy, which is focused on achieving practical results with respect to human rights in Cuba, will pay dividends for the Cuban community.”…