Trump Weighing Nicaragua’s Future in Free-Trade Pact, Rubio Says

US diplomat blames it, Cuba and Venezuela for migration crisis
No decision made, but pact ‘exists to reward democracy’

Marco Rubio and Rodrigo Chaves leave a joint news conference at the presidential palace in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Feb. 4.Photographer: Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images

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By Eric Martin

February 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM EST

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The US is evaluating Nicaragua’s membership in a regional free-trade agreement as its authoritarian government cracks down on dissent and fuels a surge in migration, President Donald Trump’s top diplomat said.