Costa Rican former President Oscar Arias says US revoked his visa [View all]

Source: Reuters

Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said on Tuesday that the U.S. had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like "a Roman emperor."

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"I received an email from the U.S. government informing me that they have suspended the visa I have in my passport. The communication was very terse, it does not give reasons. One could have conjectures," Arias told reporters outside his home, without elaborating on his suspicions.

In February, Arias had on social media accused the current government of President Rodrigo Chaves of giving in to U.S. pressure, as the U.S. has sought to oppose China's influence in the region and deported migrants from third countries into Central America.

"It has never been easy for a small country to disagree with the U.S. government, and even less so, when its president behaves like a Roman emperor, telling the rest of the world what to do," he said on social media in February.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rican-former-president-oscar-arias-says-us-revoked-his-visa-2025-04-01/