Antony Blinken

"The brutal repression of any perceived dissenters makes any type of democratic governance impossible."

As the [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-caribbean-daniel-ortega-rosario-murillo-c7930c6340472867148ca7e79e09f1eb) reported, Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez will serve 26 years in prison for refusing a recent one-way flight. Ahead of a 3 p.m. [Florida Immigrant Coalition](https://floridaimmigrant.org/) and the [American Friends Service Committee](https://afsc.org/category/topic/florida-immigrant-rights) note in a release accompanying the letter.