US revokes visas from Latin American officials, including Bolivia’s top prosecutor
The action also bars family members and affects officials from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, as Washington expands pressure over narcotrafficking and bribery claims.
- On Monday, The State Department revoked visas for 27 Latin American officials, citing commitments to defend democratic governance against corruption and narco-trafficking across the Western Hemipshere.
- This policy impacts members of the U.S.-led "Shield of the Americas" bloc, a coalition President Donald Trump created this year to combat narcotics and illegal migration.
- The 27 targeted include Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca and more than 20 other Bolivian prosecutors, 12 of whom hold current visas; Two Colombians, two Ecuadorians, and one Peruvian are also affected.
- Right-Leaning governments in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru have complained that the revocations could hinder their domestic anti-crime efforts, despite maintaining friendly relations with President Trump.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently visited Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to pledge support for anti-trafficking efforts, as The State Department emphasized that undermining democratically elected governments threatens security in the Americas.
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The withdrawal of visas to those senior officials and their families is part of the commitments made in the Shield of the Americas alliance, created at the initiative of President Donald Trump in March of this year, explained the State Department statement. "Under the Trump administration, corrupt foreign officials can no longer freely enter the United States," the text said. "This policy restricts the issuance of visas for foreign citizens—and …
Roger Mariaca attributed the revocation of his visa to the inquiries into the case of Fernando Cerimedo and the case called "Gasolina Garbage". I am sure he will not go back "not an inch" in the investigations of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The spokesman of the US State Department accuses citizens of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, including judges and officials, of "save the democratically elected government" through corruption or drug trafficking activities. He deplores "a threat to security and the rule of law"The United States is stepping up its offensive against narcoterrorism and corruption in Latin America. On Monday, they announced visa restrictions against judges, off…
Among the targets of the US restrictive measures are current or former judges, government officials and businessmen in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The post US: They cancel visas of officials in four South American countries – The justification appeared first on in.gr.
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