George Clooney’s attorney wife Amal could face a ban from the US under proposed new sanctions from President Donald Trump.
The top international human rights lawyer, 47, and other high-profile British attorneys have reportedly been ‘warned’ about receiving sanctions from Trump which would deny them entry to the United States, where the Clooneys own a home.
Per a Financial Times report last week, the UK Foreign Office has ‘cautioned several high-level barristers about the Trump administration leveling sanctions due to the legal advice they provided to the International Criminal Court in a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.’
Trump issued Executive Order 14203 – Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court in February – naming ICC official Karim Khan, who is from the UK.
He signed the orders to combat anti-Christian bias and condemn the ‘illegitimate and baseless’ charges against Netanyahu by the International Criminal Court.
Trump’s executive action added financial sanctions and travel restrictions against the organization’s officials in response to the arrest warrant for Netanyahu, which it issued in May 2024 as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.
George Clooney ‘s attorney wife Amal could face a ban from the US under proposed new sanctions from President Donald Trump
The top international human rights lawyer, 47, and other high-profile British attorneys have reportedly been ‘warned’ about receiving sanctions from Trump which would deny them entry to the United States, where the Clooneys own a home – Trump pictured Tuesday
The UK Foreign Office has ‘cautioned several high-level barristers about the Trump administration leveling sanctions due to the legal advice they provided to the International Criminal Court in a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’ – pictured 2024
If additional sanctions end up getting handed down, Amal – who served as a special adviser in International Criminal Court Prosecutor Khan’s investigation that led him to seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders – could be barred from the US.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for George and Amal Clooney for comment.
The ICC is an international organization based in The Hague. It investigates and prosecutes those accused of war crimes, genocide and other crimes against humanity.
‘The U.S. will impose tangible & significant consequences on those responsible for the ICC’s transgressions,’ Trump’s order states.
The warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was pushed by Khan.
If the PM was to visit any countries like France or the U.K., he could be arrested. Khan also put out warrants for top Hamas leaders who have since been killed.
Amal was born in war-torn Beirut to one of Lebanon’s most famous women journalists before emigrating to the United Kingdom to escape civil war when she was 2 and becoming a British citizen.
She previously represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his high-profile his extradition battle.
Trump issued Executive Order 14203 – Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court in February – naming ICC official Karim Khan, who is from the UK
If additional sanctions end up getting handed down, Amal – who served as a special adviser in International Criminal Court Prosecutor Khan’s investigation that led him to seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, could be barred from the US – pictured September 2024
In May 2024, Amal hit back at critics accusing her of not using her platform to highlight the alleged plight of the Palestinian people –
‘I served on this Panel because I believe in the rule of law and the need to protect civilian lives,’ Clooney wrote in a statement about her role in filing the warrants – pictured December 2023
In 2024, she won the Legal 500 Award for international lawyer of the year.
Clooney is qualified to practice law in the United States and England and Wales. She was admitted to the bar in New York in 2002
Amal frequently represents victims of mass atrocities, including genocide and sexual violence.
She has acted in many landmark human rights cases including the world’s first trials in which ISIS members have been convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity.
In May 2024, Amal hit back at critics accusing her of not using her platform to highlight the alleged plight of the Palestinian people.
The attorney’s father is Lebanese and her mother is a Sunni-Muslim of Palestinian ancestry.
‘I served on this Panel because I believe in the rule of law and the need to protect civilian lives,’ Clooney wrote in a statement about her role in filing the warrants.
‘The law that protects civilians in war was developed more than 100 years ago and it applies in every country in the world regardless of the reasons for a conflict.’
At least one TikTok user compared Amal to DJ Khaled, the Palestinian-American music sensation who has remained silent on the issues.
Another, MillennialRox, said the Amal was more concerned with her Hollywood lifestyle than with the atrocities in Gaza.
MillenialRox also pointed out that Amal had been vocal in condemning Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine .
