COMMENTARY Cuba should not be on the U.S.'s state sponsors of terrorism list. Dissidents should not be in Cuba's prisons. A new deal gives Havana and President Trump a better opportunity to fix that.

Ferrer, the leader of the dissident organization Patriotic Union of Cuba, had previously been in prison because of his political opposition to the communist government.

In addition to removing Cuba from the terror list, the White House will also issue the country a waiver from Title III of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act, which strengthened embargo provisions against Cuba. Title III of the law allows U.S. citizens to sue individuals allegedly trafficking in property expropriated by the country’s communist government.

There is zero doubt in my mind that they meet all the qualifications for being a state sponsor of terrorism,” he said.

President Joe Biden is planning to lift Cuba's designation as a "state sponsor of terrorism" in the final days of his administration.

The White House announced a plan to lift the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, sending the incoming Trump administration another curveball just days before President Joe Biden leaves office.

Florida Democrats quickly distanced themselves from President Joe Biden‘s decision to lift sanctions and Cuba’s status as a state sponsor of terrorism on Tuesday. The announcement by the Biden administration was in partnership with the Catholic Church,

The White House noted that Cuba has not "provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period," and "has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.

Hundreds more Cuban dissidents are expected to be released in the coming days in a deal with President Biden, but even a top beneficiary is balking.

Besides certain expansions on remittances in 2022, the White House, on Jan. 14, 2025, issued a statement announcing President Joe Biden's plans

CBP One has brought nearly 1 million people to the U.S. on two-year permits with eligibility to work but could go away once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.