Uganda – Department of Treasury Sanctions for Criminal Intercountry Adoption Activity

Last Updated: August 17, 2020

On August 17, 2020, Department of the Treasury announced that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed financial sanctions on four Ugandan citizens for activities in intercountry adoptions from Uganda to the United States.  For more information, please see the official Department of the Treasury announcement and the Department of State's press statement.