Nicaragua jails second Catholic bishop as crackdown intensifies
(Reuters) -Nicaragua arrested another Catholic bishop on Wednesday, a source in close contact with local church leaders told Reuters following local media reports, making the bishop the second such leader to be…
US imposes visa restrictions on more Nicaraguan officials over human rights
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is imposing visa restrictions on dozens of Nicaraguan municipal officials for their role in alleged attacks on human rights, U.S. Secretary of State Antony…
US sanctions 100 Nicaraguan municipal officials over rights abuses
By Ismael Lopez SAN JOSE (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Saturday sanctioned 100 Nicaraguan municipal officials accused of participating in human rights violations for their roles in the closure of…
U.S. adds Nicaraguan National Police to export control list, citing human rights
By David Shepardson and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday added the Nicaraguan National Police to a government export control list after the Biden administration said the police…
‘I Don’t Believe In Popes’: Nicaraguan President Reportedly Bans Easter Public Processions
‘I Don’t Believe In Popes’: Nicaraguan President Reportedly Bans Easter Public Processions Kate Anderson on February 28, 2023 Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega reportedly banned public church processions for Easter after comparing the…
Not told until the runway: freed Nicaraguan prisoner recounts journey to U.S
By Daina Beth Solomon (Reuters) – Nicaraguan opposition leader Juan Sebastian Chamorro on Friday recounted his whirlwind trip to Washington from Managua’s El Chipote prison this week after he was pulled from…
Nicaraguan National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced today that ALEXANDER JOSUE REYES-RAMIREZ, age 36, was charged on December 8, 2022 in a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien…
Pope asks Nicaraguan government to let expelled nuns return
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis asked the Nicaraguan government on Thursday to allow expelled nuns of the order founded by Mother Teresa to return to Nicaragua,…
Nicaraguan Citizen Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Illegally Using Social Security Number to Obtain Employment
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – EDGAR CRUZ-MATUTE (CRUZ-MATUTE), age 29, a citizen of Nicaragua, pled guilty and was sentenced on August 17, 2022, for illegally using a social security number to enroll in…
Nicaraguan Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for 2-Week Robbery Spree of U.S. Postal Service Mail Carriers
LOS ANGELES – A Nicaraguan national illegally residing in the United States has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for a two-week crime spree in which he robbed five…
Nicaraguan Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Illegally Using Social Security Number to Obtain Employment
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LUIS ANTONIO CRUZ-SANCHEZ a/k/a “Lebardo Rojas”, age 36, a native of Nicaragua, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on June 7,…
Nicaraguan Man Who Used a Fraudulent Social Security Card and Permanent Resident Card Sentenced to Prison
A man who used false identification documents and someone else’s social security number was sentenced today to six months in federal prison. Fernando Moreno-Moreno, age 43, a citizen of Nicaragua illegally present…
Nicaraguan Man Charged with Illegally Using Social Security Number to Obtain Employment
URBINA-BALLADARES faces up to a maximum term of imprisonment of not more than five (5) years, a fine of up to $250,000.00, up to three (3) year term of supervised release, and…
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