UPDATED: Nicaragua deports more than 200 political prisoners to US, including Catholic priests

(Catholic News Agency) The dictatorship of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega deported 222 political prisoners to Washington, D.C., Thursday, including recently jailed priests and seminarians.

A Nicaraguan appeals court claimed the deportation was necessary to protect “peace” and “national security.” Friends and relatives eagerly awaited their arrival at Dulles International Airport. ---More...