Search: expulsion and visa denial in North America
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2 incidents match this view.
Country: Haiti, RSF 2026 rank: 107th of 180 Nicaragua, RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180
Continent: North America
Tactic: Expulsion and visa denial (2) Official labels (1) Detention and violence (1)
Stage: Eliminate (2)
Outcome: Sustained (1) Reversed (1)
Level: National (2)
Head of government: Daniel Ortega Jean-Claude Duvalier
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2023 | Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents, including journalists, of citizenship | Nicaragua (RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Daniel Ortega | Sustained |
| 1981 | Haiti's Duvalier government arrests and deports Radio Haiti-Inter staff, driving its director into exile | Haiti (RSF 2026 rank: 107th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Jean-Claude Duvalier | Reversed (February 1, 1986) |