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Republican congressman Mario Díaz-Balart praised the new measures from the Trump Administration against the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of facilitating and profiting from the illegal trafficking of migrants to the United States.
Díaz-Balart reacted on the social media platform X to an announcement from the Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State, Tommy Pigott, who reported that Washington will revoke visas and impose restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of transportation companies, travel agencies, and tour operators who have “intentionally facilitated illegal migration through Nicaragua to the United States.”
"The Murillo-Ortega regime allowed Nicaragua to become a visa-free jumping-off point for those who took advantage of Biden's chaotic and grotesquely irresponsible open border policies," wrote Díaz-Balart.
The congressman added that the Sandinista regime "profited from this scheme by charging fees of up to 200 dollars to cross Nicaraguan territory, directly undermining the national security of the United States."
The State Department noted that the measures will be applied to individuals and entities that "derived economic benefits by facilitating illegal migration," particularly through air and land routes used by citizens of Cuba, Haiti, and other Latin American countries seeking to reach U.S. territory.
"United States does not tolerate those who benefit from illegal immigration or undermine our immigration laws," Pigott stated in his announcement.
The sanctions are part of a broader campaign by the Trump Administration to curb irregular migration flows in the region and increase pressure on the Ortega-Murillo regime, a political ally of Havana and Caracas.
Díaz-Balart reiterated that "the dictatorships of the hemisphere must be held accountable for their actions" and supported the White House's sanctions policy as "a firm response to those who jeopardize the security of the United States for economic and political interests."
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