US Reimposes Sanctions on UN Expert on Palestinians
The move restores asset freezes and business bans after a court stay, even as Albanese denies antisemitism and challenges the designation.
- On Wednesday, the United States Treasury Department reimposed sanctions on UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, placing her back on the Specially Designated Nationals list following an appeals court order.
- US District Judge Richard Leon had granted a temporary injunction against the sanctions on May 13, finding the administration used penalties to curtail Albanese's speech, but the government successfully appealed.
- In July 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned Albanese, accusing her of "lawfare" and "biased and malicious activities" against Israel, citing her recommendation that the International Criminal Court issue arrest warrants.
- Members of Albanese's family, including Massimiliano Cali, filed a lawsuit in February stating sanctions prevent her from accessing bank accounts; the appeals court noted the stay is procedural.
- Following the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas, Albanese has been at the forefront of accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, a conflict where more than 75,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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US reimposes sanctions on UN's Albanese for opposing Israel's crimes
The Trump regime has put UN human rights advocate Francesca Albanese back under punitive sanctions for her continued opposition to and scrutiny of Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people. US judge Richard Leon had ordered the lifting of sanctions after legal action by her husband and daughter, who are US citizens, but the government appealed. Now a panel of three Washington DC appeal judges have put an “administrative stay” on Leon’s ruli…
On 13 May, a federal court in Washington temporarily suspended sanctions against Albanese, which included his entry into the country. The rapporteur has denounced war crimes and genocide in Gaza since 2023.
US Reimposes Sanctions on UN Investigator Francesca Albanese Days After Judge Ordered Her Removed
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. The United States has reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, just one week after a court order forced her removal from …
U.S. reimposes sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians
A notice on the Treasury Department's website showed that it had reimposed a sanctions designation on Ms. Albanese that blacklists her globally, making it impossible for her to use major credit cards or carry out bank transactions.
Feds Reimpose Global Sanctions On U.N. Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
The Trump administration has restored financial penalties against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on Palestinian territories, after a federal appeals court intervened. According to a Treasury Department notice published Wednesday and reported by CNN, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) re-added Albanese to its Specially Designated Nationals list. The action blocks any U.S.-linked assets and bars American entitie…
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