US revokes visas of judges, others in Trump-allied LatAm nations

The US State Department on Monday announced it had revoked visas from various judges, prosecutors, lawmakers and businessmen in four South American nations run by right-wing allies of President Donald Trump.
“This policy restricts visas for foreign nationals — and their immediate family members — who undermine a democratically-elected government through corruption or narcotrafficking activities in our region,” State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott said.
The countries concerned are Ecuador and three nations which have recently inaugurated right-wing leaders: Bolivia, Peru and Colombia.
All four are members of Trump’s Shield of the Americas initiative to combat drug cartels in Lati...