US Revokes Visas From Latin American Officials, Including Bolivia’s Top Prosecutor
- 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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U.S. revokes visas from Latin American officials, including Bolivia's top prosecutor
The Trump administration is revoking the visas of 27 Latin American officials, former officials and their families, including Bolivia's attorney general, over accusations of corruption.
The United States today cancelled visas for judges, senior officials and businessmen from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru accused of corruption and links with drug trafficking
US revokes visas from Latin American officials over accusations of corruption
The Trump administration is revoking the visas of 27 Latin American officials, former officials and their families, including Bolivia’s attorney general, over accusations of corruption. The officials and their families come from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru - all nations with right-leaning leaders friendly with US President Donald Trump. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador and Peru this month, pledging US support for …
The measure against 27 Latin American officials, former officials and their families, whom Washigton accuses of corruption, links to drug trafficking or conspiring against their respective governments, is within the framework of the commitments made in the Shield of the Americas alliance.
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