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Biden to sign executive order to build on efforts to bring American hostages home

July 19, 2022

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President Biden will sign an executive order Tuesday that will authorize the U.S. to impose sanctions on foreign nations that wrongfully detain Americans while providing greater transparency to the families of hostages, including intelligence sharing, in an effort to bring Americans home.

In conjunction with the new executive order, the State Department will update its travel advisory risk indicator to include a “D” for wrongful detention abroad, in an effort to inform Americans and highlight the countries where there is an “elevated risk” of wrongful detention.

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