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* 8 February – The government suspends visa-free entry for Cuban nationals.[{{Cite web |title=Nicaraguan government blocks key pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach United States |url=https://apnews.com/article/cuba-nicaragua-migrants-trump-us-d9bd0c5a56ff4bbb1bf4ba40468992be |date=2026-02-09 |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=AP News}}] |
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* 8 February – The government suspends visa-free entry for Cuban nationals.[{{Cite web |title=Nicaraguan government blocks key pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach United States |url=https://apnews.com/article/cuba-nicaragua-migrants-trump-us-d9bd0c5a56ff4bbb1bf4ba40468992be |date=2026-02-09 |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=AP News}}] |
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* 16 April – The United States imposes sanctions on Maurice Ortega and Daniel Edmundo Ortega, the children of copresidents [[Daniel Ortega]] and [[Rosario Murillo]], for illegally using proceeds from the gold industry to support the regime in Managua.[{{Cite web |date=17 April 2026 |title=US sanctions sons of Nicaragua’s leaders and officials in the country’s gold industry |url=https://apnews.com/article/us-nicaragua-sanctions-ortega-sons-treasury-a9d9721bd331135462dbd810af8ed778 |access-date=17 April 2026 |website=AP News}}] |
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* 16 April – The United States imposes sanctions on Maurice Ortega and Daniel Edmundo Ortega, the children of copresidents [[Daniel Ortega]] and [[Rosario Murillo]], for illegally using proceeds from the gold industry to support the regime in Managua.[{{Cite web |date=17 April 2026 |title=US sanctions sons of Nicaragua’s leaders and officials in the country’s gold industry |url=https://apnews.com/article/us-nicaragua-sanctions-ortega-sons-treasury-a9d9721bd331135462dbd810af8ed778 |access-date=17 April 2026 |website=AP News}}] |
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* 18 April – The [[United States]] imposes visa sanctions on the vice-minister of the interior, Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa, over alleged involvement in [[human rights]] violations.[{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ryan Patrick |date=18 April 2026 |title=US sanctions Nicaragua vice minister over alleged human rights abuses |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-sanctions-nicaragua-vice-minister-over-alleged-human-rights-abuses-2026-04-18/ |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=Reuters}}] |
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* 18 April – The [[United States]] imposes visa sanctions on deputy interior minister Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa over alleged involvement in [[human rights]] violations.[{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ryan Patrick |date=18 April 2026 |title=US sanctions Nicaragua vice minister over alleged human rights abuses |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-sanctions-nicaragua-vice-minister-over-alleged-human-rights-abuses-2026-04-18/ |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=Reuters}}] |