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“A wrongful-detention country label should end after six months unless Congress and the President approve keeping it, and the State Department should usually have to wait six months before using the same label again.”
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“Congress should get regular, specific information before and after the government acts on wrongful detention cases.”
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“State Department officials should have to tell Congress why countries are labeled for wrongful detention, brief Congress each year for five years on listed countries and U.S. deterrence work, and have the hostage affairs envoy testify at least once every two-year Congress.”
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“The State Department should be able to label a foreign country when it wrongfully detains U.S. nationals, supports that conduct, refuses to release someone after U.S. notice, or poses serious safety risks to Americans abroad.”
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“The U.S. government should use visa and travel restrictions when it believes Iran-related diplomatic access or travel creates serious security risks.”
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“The Secretary of State should study whether U.S. law should change so certain assets of foreign countries could be seized in wrongful-detention cases involving labeled countries.”
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“The government should use the experience of former detainees and families to improve how it handles hostage and wrongful detention cases.”
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“The United States should have a clear plan to stop hostile governments from taking Americans hostage and to coordinate that response with allies.”
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“A U.S. national detained in a country labeled for wrongful detention should still get an individual case review before being treated as wrongfully detained under existing law.”
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“The State Department should have to tell Congress about U.S. work in international bodies, including the United Nations, to address wrongful detention.”
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“Within 60 days, the State Department should have to brief Congress on whether Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Venezuela under Nicolas Maduro, Belarus, and China should receive the wrongful-detention label.”
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“After a country is labeled for wrongful detention, the State Department should review possible U.S. responses such as sanctions, visa limits, aid limits, arms limits, export controls, immigration measures, and terrorism-related designations.”
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“The State Department should explain to Congress how it works with private companies that share travel warnings or promote travel to places where U.S. nationals may face wrongful-detention risks.”
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“The State Department should have to keep an updated public list of countries that have the wrongful-detention label.”
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“The Secretary of State should be able to remove a wrongful-detention label when removal serves U.S. interests and the country releases detained U.S. nationals, changes its policies, or promises not to commit or support wrongful detention.”
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“The United States should review hostage-taking cases tied to Iran and explain when it does or does not punish the people responsible.”
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“People should be clearly warned about serious detention and kidnapping risks before they travel, without losing their right to travel or get help from the U.S. government.”
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“The United States should publicly label and pressure governments that wrongfully jail Americans.”
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