OFAC Removes Dozens from SDN List and Updates Sanctions Entries
The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control unblocked and delisted dozens of individuals on July 27 2026, while revising entries for others remaining sanctioned.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a notice in the Federal Register (Vol. 91, No. 193, pp. 64224-64239; FR Doc No. 2026-20526) announcing changes to its sanctions listings. The notice details persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), as well as updates to other OFAC lists.
On July 27 2026, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the individuals listed in the notice are unblocked and they have been removed from the SDN List. The notice lists individuals such as ABD AL-RAHMAN, Atiyah (Libya), ARECHIGA GAMBOA, Jose Rodrigo (Mexico), and CHANG, Chi Fu (Burma), among many others, each with detailed identifying information.
The notice also states that duplicate entries have been removed from the SDN List, the Non-SDN Palestinian Legislative Council (NS-PLC) List, and the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications (SSI) List. Additionally, OFAC published updates to the identifying information of persons whose property remains blocked or subject to prohibitions on those lists. Examples include updates for individuals linked to entities such as ADT PETROSERVICIOS, S.A. DE C.V., and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The updated SDN List and related sanctions information remain available on OFAC's website at https://ofac.treasury.gov. For further assistance, OFAC listed contact numbers for its Associate Director for Global Targeting, Assistant Directors for Licensing and Sanctions Compliance, and a web-based contact portal.
The notice does not provide rationale for the delistings or updates, merely documenting the administrative actions and the affected individuals.
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