Michael G. Kozak: “You cannot have elections and then just ignore the results.”

Yes. No, we've found that the visa denial is a very effective tool, whether it's for human rights violations generally or religious freedom violations in particular.

Vice President Pence has said, under President Trump, America will continue to stand for religious freedom of all people of all faiths across the world.

Those who continue to collaborate with the Ortega-Murillo regime in abusing the human rights of the Nicaraguan people... will find themselves and their families in the same situation as those who just had their visas and economic…

Thank you for holding this hearing to focus attention on international religious freedom--a cherished American value, a universal human right, and a Trump administration foreign policy priority.