Secretary of State Rubio said the sanctions were partly imposed over the death of an imprisoned activist who criticised President Ortega
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAssociated PressPublished: 2:40am, 9 Jun 2026The United States has placed travel bans on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a broader campaign to punish the current government for human rights abuses.
“The United States stands with the Nicaraguan people who, like Rivera, aspire to see a free Nicaragua,” Rubio said.
Nicaragua’s government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The US has now barred more than 2,350 Nicaraguan officials and family members from entering. The identities of the most recent ones were not released.
In a post on social media, the US Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs noted that six of Rivera’s family members and friends had gone missing and condemned their disappearance.
