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President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that codifies a 2020 law dealing with Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. Drawing on the 2020 Robert Levinson Hostage .
Executive Order on Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at increasing the flow of information to families of Americans detained abroad and at imposing sanctions on the criminals, terrorists or government officials who hold them captive. World News | Biden Order Aims to Punish Captors of Americans Held Abroad.