Rubio targets Nicaraguan official over alleged torture tied to 'brutal' Ortega regime

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against Nicaraguan Vice Minister of the Interior Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa for alleged human rights violations under President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo's regime. The Trump administration cited torture, extrajudicial killings, and repression following 2018 protests, marking the anniversary of those events with the designation.