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IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
EXECUTIVE ORDER
February 6, 2025
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the International Criminal Court (ICC), as established by the Rome Statute, has engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel. The ICC has, without a legitimate basis, asserted jurisdiction over and opened preliminary investigations concerning personnel of the United States and certain of its allies,...
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[7-1-25 Update - the prohibitions of this EO were implemented in the "International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions" (31 CFR Part 528)]
1) Following the January 20, 2025 "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (Executive Order Jan. 20, 2025)", which appeared aimed at resurrecting EO 13928 through a recission of the EO that revoked EO 13928, this EO leaves no doubt that there is an active sanctions program concerning the International Criminal Court. The designation criteria are largely similar to the EO 13928 criteria, but there are a few changes to the scope reflected in section 8(d) (defining "protected person").
The designation criteria in this EO are regular, with certain “primary” designation criteria not of interest to the typical legitimate commercial actor, along...