The U.S. government on Wednesday barred nine Nicaraguan lawmakers, officials and judges from entry into the United States, accusing them of undermining democracy in the Central American country, the State Department said.
The nine Nicaraguans were added to the Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors list, which generally makes those named ineligible for visas and admission to the United States, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.
Among those named were Nicaraguan Supreme Electoral Council President Isabel Rocha Chacon, Nicaraguan National Assembly member Edwin Ramon Castro Rivera and judge Karen Vanessa Chavarria Morales, Price said.
