Duterte bans US senators from Philippines, threatens new visa rules for Americans
The Philippines announced Friday that it has banned two U.S. senators from traveling to the country while threatening to impose stricter visa requirements for all Americans in response to new sanctions.
Reuters reports that the move comes after Congress approved a 2020 budget that contains a provision introduced by Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., that would bar entry into the U.S. to any official involved in the incarceration of Philippine Senator Leila de Lima.
"Senator Leila de Lima has bravely defended human rights throughout her career. We should defend hers," Leahy tweeted in October.
Both Democratic senators were promptly barred from the country, though it's not clear whether they had any plans to visit.
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