The United States government says it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala.
FILE - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega poses for a photo during the ALBA Summit at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 14, 2021. – The U.S. government announced on Thursday that it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala, where they would apply for asylum permits to come to the United States.
Among the Nicaraguans were 13 members of a Texas-based religious charity, Catholic laypeople, students and others. “The United States again calls on the government of Nicaragua to immediately cease the arbitrary arrest and detention of its citizens for merely exercising their fundamental freedoms,” Sullivan said.to the criminal code allowing the government to try Nicaraguans and foreigners in absentia.
“These individuals safely and voluntarily arrived in Guatemala," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. “We thank President Bernardo Arévalo and his administration for their efforts and support in welcoming them.”
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