The Biden administration is anticipated to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to officials familiar with the matter. This decision is expected to be reversed as early as next week after President-elect Donald Trump takes office and Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio assumes the position.
The outgoing administration reinstated the designation on January 11, 2021, citing Cuba's support for Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro, and its refusal to extradite Colombian rebels to Colombia, among other issues. This move was part of several foreign policy decisions made by the Trump administration in its final days.
