Biden reversed Trump’s sanctions on International Criminal Court officials. What happens now?
Kyle Rapp, Kelebogile Zvobgo
The International Criminal Court in The Hague. (Peter Dejong/AP)
On April 2, President Biden reversed the previous administration’s economic sanctions on International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and one of her deputies, Phakiso Mochochoko. The State Department also ended visa restrictions on ICC personnel. This comes after months of pressure on Biden, going back to the November election.
Why were ICC officials sanctioned in the first place — and what was the response from the international community? And what does Biden’s reversal mean for the U.S.-ICC relationship?