The Trump administration, through Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. Department of State, imposed severe financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court, barring transactions with it after a six-month grace period

Policy, personnel, and politics of the Trump White House.

The United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution on 9 October 2026, banning transactions with the tribunal to cut off its resources, after earlier sanctions on its president and a senior trial lawyer in August. Court officials said its work would continue, while the US Treasury planned licences exempting some activity to protect American interests.