Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio not only certified Cuba as an NFCC, he also re-certified Iran, Syria, Venezuela and North Korea as NFCCs.
In January, the Biden administration lifted Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, reversing a move made by the Trump administration in 2021.
Former President Joe Biden said at the time that the Cuban government "has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding six-month period" as well as "provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future."
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS CRITICIZE BIDEN ADMIN'S CUBA DÉTENTE
Then-President Barack Obama and then-Cuban President Raul Castro hold a joint press conference in Havana on March 21, 2016. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
The Obama administration attempted to normalize relations in 2015 but encountered resistance from President Donald Trump, whose administration recently argued that Cuba has failed to cooperate on counterterrorism.
State Department officials said Cuba refused to extradite 10 suspects wanted in Colombia for a police academy bombing that killed 22 people and injured dozens more.
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Authorities also accused Cuba of harboring multiple American fugitives, including Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur. She was convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973.
In the summer of 2017, Trump imposed travel and financial restrictions on Cuba while blasting as "one-sided" Obama's 2016 deal with the regime.
Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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