President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

Cuba started releasing some prisoners Wednesday as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden's administration announced his intent to lift the U.S. designation of the island nation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

As President Biden moves to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, Cubans refrain from getting their hopes up. (AP Video shot by Ariel Fernández and Milexsy Durán)

The administration of the current US President Joe Biden plans to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. This will occur as part of an agreement reached with the help of the Catholic Church regarding the release of political prisoners on the island,

The determination by the outgoing Biden administration is likely to be reversed as early as next week, when Donald Trump takes office.

Ted Cruz and Rick Scott reacted angrily to news that the president plans to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Biden’s move just before he leaves office highlights his extremely cautious—and, in effect, hardline—approach to U.S.-Cuba policy.

The Biden administration lifted Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism on Tuesday, four years after the Trump White House issued the designation.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday is expected to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.