Trump Allows Penalties on Nations Wrongfully Detaining Americans
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Sept 5.
Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a designation for state sponsors of wrongful detention, giving the US new tools to punish countries that illegally detain American nationals and to deter citizens from traveling to those places.
The president on Friday criticized the approach of his predecessor, Joe Biden, in returning wrongfully detained US citizens, saying it left them vulnerable to be taken by adversarial governments.