US EditionTrump signs order to designate nations that hold Americans as sponsors of wrongful detention
The order empowers the U.S. to impose sanctions, restrict visas, and limit travel to countries that wrongfully detain Americans, with at least 54 held across 17 nations in 2024, officials said.
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a 'state sponsor of wrongful detention' designation to pressure countries that illegally detain U.S. citizens.
- According to the Foley Foundation, at least 54 Americans were wrongfully detained in 17 countries during 2024.
- The executive order empowers Secretary of State Marco Rubio to impose sanctions on countries that violate the new designation.
- Paul Whelan, who was wrongfully held in Russia, called the executive order 'a good start' and suggested it be enforced against rogue regimes.
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US President Donald Trump took steps on Friday to create a blacklist of countries where Washington says Americans are being unjustly imprisoned, and plans to impose harsh penalties on them.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this Friday that officially created the designation of the “state sponsor of unlawful detentions,” which can be used against those foreign regimes that unreasonably detain U.S. citizens or support those non-state actors that carry out these practices. “We have managed to remove many people and we will continue to do so,” Trump said during the signing of the order at the Oval Office.]]>
Trump Signs Order To Label Countries Wrongfully Holding US Citizens As Terror Sponsors
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could designate countries that have wrongfully detained US citizens as state sponsors of terrorism, including Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, and China.
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed a decree this Friday that creates the designation of a “sponsor state of illegal detention” aimed at penalizing countries that unjustly imprison Americans. The new designation seeks to deter countries from illegally detaining U.S. citizens and encouraging them to release those unjustly detained who are in their custody. The Secretary of State will determine which c…
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