US imposes visa restrictions, other penalties on Nicaraguan government

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Tentative trial dates set for four teens charged with murder | SaltWire #newsupdate #halifax #courtWASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday imposed visa restrictions on more than 250 members of the Nicaraguan government and levied sanctions on three Nicaraguan entities in retaliation for"repressive actions" by Managua related to migrant smuggling.

Increasingly migrants have been flying into Nicaragua and then heading north overland to the U.S.-Mexico border, and smugglers have promoted the route through social networks and human traffickers. The administration of President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has struggled with record numbers of migrant crossings at the U.S. - Mexico border and, as he runs for reelection in November, voters have increasingly said that immigration is a top concern.

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