Antigua and Barbuda punished for problems it already fixed—revealing the futility of small-state compliance

ST. JOHNS, Antigua, December 16, 2025 - There's a particular cruelty in being punished for sins you've already repented. Antigua and Barbuda spent the past year working "closely and constructively" with multiple US government departments to strengthen its Citizenship by Investment Programme, accepted their recommendations, enacted comprehensive new legislation, and introduced a mandatory 30-day residency requirement.