Senators Call for More Nicaragua Sanctions

Two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to impose more sanctions on Nicaragua officials, saying the current sanctions regime, including designations announced June 21, need to be expanded. In a July 11 letter, Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Pompeo should “work with Congress on additional efforts to hold Nicaraguan officials accountable.” The letter cited Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s “human rights abuses” and keeping of political prisoners.