U.S. suspends sanctions against UN investigator Francesca Albanese

The U.S. Treasury Department says it suspended sanctions that the Trump administration imposed on the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories after a judge ruled that they could violate Albanese's and her family members' First Amendment rights

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The U.S. Treasury Department says it suspended sanctions that the Trump administration imposed on the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories after a judge ruled that they could violate Albanese's and her family members' First Amendment rights

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Ben Samuels

10:50 AM • May 16 2026 IDT

The Treasury Department said on Friday it has suspended the implementation and enforcement of sanctions the Trump administration had imposed on the UN rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza following a court order this week.

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