On February 21, 2023, President Saied justified widespread arrests and harassment of African migrants and Black Tunisians by accusing hordes of irregular migrants of criminality and violence, claiming a criminal enterprise hatched at the beginning of this century to change the demographic composition of Tunisia threatened national security. (20) On February 22, 2023, Tunisian authorities arrested Republican Party leader Issam Chebbi and National Salvation Front member Chaima Issa. (21) On February 24, 2023, Tunisian authorities arrested National Salvation Front member Jawher Ben Mbarek. (22) On April 17, 2023, President Kais Saied vowed relentless war against opposition figures, such as jailed Ennahdha party leader Rached Ghannouchi, and shuttered Ennahdha offices and the offices of an ideologically broad opposition coalition. (23) As of April 20, 2023, an International Monetary Fund loan for Tunisia remains stalled as President Saied’s characterized necessary reforms as foreign diktats and decried proposed cuts in subsidies as socially destabilizing. 3. Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States— (1) to forge a strong and lasting partnership with the Government of Tunisia to support shared national security interests to include countering the enduring threat of transnational terrorism and promoting regional stability