One year ago, Marco Rubio and seven other senators penned a letter to then-President Joe Biden expressing concerns over Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s misuse of sanctions in Latin America and the Caribbean.

“Since January 2021, the overwhelming majority of public designations made under Section 7031(c) have targeted officials in Latin American and Caribbean governments that have cooperated with the United States on strategic diplomatic and national security interests,” the senators pressed.