# 2025-02612: U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Global Court for Daring to Probe Allies

2025-02612, Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-02-12, effective 2025-02-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02612
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-02612
- Title: Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 9369
- Published: 2025-02-12
- Effective: 2025-02-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Global Court for Daring to Probe Allies

## Summary

The U.S. is slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) because it’s unfairly targeting American and Israeli officials, even though neither country agreed to be under its rules. These sanctions block ICC officials from doing business or traveling in the U.S., protecting American service members and leaders from bogus legal threats. The new rules kick in right away and could impact ICC operations financially and diplomatically.

## Effects PRIA read

- Blocking ICC Officials' U.S. Assets: cost, medium. Starting with the Executive Order dated February 6, 2025, all property and interests in property in the United States (or coming into U.S. possession or control) of the person listed in the Annex and of foreign persons the Secretary of State designates are blocked. Blocked property may not be trans…
- Visa Ban for ICC Officials and Families: cost, low. The order suspends entry into the United States of aliens who meet the criteria in section 1, including ICC officials, employees, and agents and their immediate family members (defined as a spouse or child). The Secretary of State may permit entry when the Secretary determines it would not be contr…
- Protections for U.S. and Allied Personnel: benefit, medium. The order designates as 'protected persons' (1) United States persons — including current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, current or former U.S. elected or appointed officials, and others employed by or working on behalf of the U.S. Government — and (2) citizens or lawful residents of U…

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## Sources
- [2025-02612 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/12/2025-02612/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court)
- [2025-02612 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-02-12/pdf/2025-02612.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02612 (as of 2026-11-04).