President Joe Biden issued a wide proclamation on Tuesday, that banned officials of the Nicaraguan government from entering the United States. The action was in response to an election that took place in Nicaragua that the Washington claims was manipulated in favour of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Ortega was re-elected to a fourth consecutive term as President.
Biden’s travel ban covered all ‘elected officials’ in Nicaragua, including Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, as well as security forces, judges, mayors and anyone perceived as undermining democracy in the Central American country.
Biden’s directive came just a day after the US, UK, and Canada placed targeted penalties on Nicaraguan officials in a coordinated response to the November 7 election, which many countries have condemned as a farce.
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