US EditionTrump Administration Sanctions ICC Officials for Efforts to Arrest Americans, Israelis
- On August 20, 2025, the United States implemented new sanctions against four officials associated with the International Criminal Court, including judges and prosecutors from Canada and France.
- The sanctions follow U.S. objections to ICC investigations into alleged war crimes by U.S. and Israeli nationals without the consent of either country, escalating earlier Trump administration measures.
- The targeted officials include French judge Nicolas Guillou, who presided over a pre-trial panel issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, and two deputy prosecutors from Fiji and Senegal.
- Secretary of State Rubio characterized the Court as a threat to national security, accusing it of being used to pursue legal actions against the United States and its key ally Israel, while Netanyahu praised the sanctions as a firm response to what he called a campaign of false accusations targeting Israel.
- The U.S. barred these ICC officials from entering the country and blocked their assets, intensifying its pressure campaign to impede investigations especially related to Israel and U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
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US Sanctions Canadian International Criminal Court Judge
The United States has placed sanctions on a Canadian judge and three other judges who sit on the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying they authorized ICC investigations into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. The U.S. State Department said in an Aug. 20 statement that judge Kimberly Prost was sanctioned after authorizing an ICC investigation into potential alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan since 200…
The United States is intensifying its arms with the International Criminal Court (ICC) by punishing judges, including a Frenchman, inciting shared international reactions.
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Only in June did the U.S. government impose sanctions on judges of the International Criminal Court. Now it is taking action against other judicial representatives. Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes the "decided measure."
The United States imposes new sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), targeting four judges. Israel welcomes the decision as France and the ICC denounce it
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