The executive order comes as the Biden administration works to release WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison.
Biden will sign an executive order that will expand the administration's tools to deter hostage-taking and the wrongful detention of U.S. nationals.
The executive order, known as"Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home," will authorize financial sanctions and visa bans on malicious actors involved in hostage-taking.will sign an executive order that will expand the administration's available tools to deter hostage-taking and the wrongful detention of U.S. nationals.
The executive order, known as"Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home," will authorize the imposition of financial sanctions and visa bans on people involved in hostage-taking. "This executive order reflects the administration's commitment not just to the issues generally but to the families in particular and it has been informed by the government's regular engagements with them," said a senior Biden administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to share details about the new executive order.
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