Overview

• On June 5, 2025, the US State Department sanctioned ICC judges Solomy Balungi Bossa, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou and Beti Hohler under Executive Order 14203.
• The measures block any property or interests the judges hold in the United States, prohibit transactions with US persons and require asset reporting to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
• The State Department cited the judges’ roles authorizing investigations into US military actions in Afghanistan and issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
• The ICC described the sanctions as an attempt to undermine its independence, and UN rights chief Volker Türk warned they erode the rule of law.
• Multiple lawsuits have been filed in US courts challenging the legal basis of the sanctions and questioning the scope of presidential authority under Executive Order 14203.