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November 17, 2021

U.S. Bars Entry For Nicaraguan President Ortega and Other Officials Following Election
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The Biden administration has banned Nicaraguan government officials,
including President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario
Murillo, from entering the U.S. following recent elections which saw
Ortega re-elected for a fourth time and which the U.S. and others have
denounced as rigged. Leading up to the vote, authorities arrested some
40 opposition figures, including seven prospective presidential
challengers. The travel ban came one day after the U.S. announced
separate financial sanctions on Nicaragua. Ortega has long accused the
U.S. government of interfering in Nicaragua and supporting a coup
attempt in 2018. The Nicaraguan congress has also denounced the
Organization of American States for passing a resolution declaring the
election lacked "democratic legitimacy."


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