Americans continue to pay roughly 10% higher prices for their seafood, thanks to a Biden-era policy from 2021 that revoked the visas of executives at one of Latin America’s biggest tuna and shrimp suppliers.

And while the Trump White House wasted no time addressing and correcting many of the previous administration’s most destructive and shadowy policies, these executives remain blocked from traveling to the United States—with no formal charges, no explanation, and no clear process for appeal.

The visa revocations have also disrupted expansion plans at the seafood company, limiting its access to American markets and creating artificial scarcity that raises prices for consumers.

As reported in American Greatness in April of this year, Negocios Industriales Real S.A. (NIRSA), is a vertically integrated Ecuadorian seafood powerhouse that has been exporting to the U.S. for decades.

NIRSA has been exporting to the U.S. for decades and is a founding member of of TUNACONS, a coalition of sustainability-minded seafood producers.

The company has some of the most advanced facilities in South America and holds to rigorous environmental and traceability standards required by European and U.S. buyers. It also uses non-entangling nets, biodegradable gear, and onboard waste controls, and is actively pursuing carbon-neutral certification.

Yet, it’s executives remain blacklisted for reasons known only to certain insiders of former president Biden’s administration.

Roberto Aguirre, president of the board of directors of NIRSA, told the Federal Newswire, “We are very keen to enter the U.S. market and build our business there—but how can we?”

“I cannot even travel to the U.S., and I was never told by the Biden administration why,” Aguirre added.

The travel restrictions have limited in-person meetings with buyers and retail partners and forced the company to pause development of a planned commercial office in the United States.

With NIRSA leaders unable to meet directly with key partners and to participate in North American industry events, company officials say their growth is being held back.

Aguirre told Federal Newswire, “If we could travel to and invest in the U.S., I know we would do it in a heartbeat. Instead, we’ve had to look elsewhere,” adding, “Essentially, the U.S. government has prevented us from investing millions in its market without explanation.”

Cleaning up the various trade policy messes left behind by the Biden administration has been a full-time pursuit for President Trump since Inauguration Day, but it’s time to start asking questions about why the visas haven’t yet been restored or any explanation offered as to why they were revoked in the first place.

In particular, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans Christopher Pratt might be asked who is dragging their feet on the matter and why this injustice hasn’t yet been addressed.