Oscar Arias, a two-time former president of Costa Rica and winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize, said Tuesday that the U.S. government rescinded his entry visa.

Mr. Arias has been critical of President Trump, saying on social media in February ahead of a visit to Costa Rica from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that “it has never been easy for a small country to disagree with the U.S. government, much less so, when its president behaves like a Roman emperor, telling the rest of the world what to do,” as translated from Spanish.

According to Reuters, Mr. Arias told reporters outside his home that he “received an email from the U.S. government informing me that they have suspended the visa I have in my passport. The communication was very terse; it does not give reasons.”

An email purportedly sent to Mr. Arias by the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica said his visa was suspended “in accordance with section 221 (i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This action is based on the fact that subsequent to visa issuance, information has come to light indicating that you may be ineligible for your visa,” according to CRHoy.com.

The section gives consular officers the power to revoke visas at their discretion. The email didn’t list any other reason for the visa revocation.

Mr. Rubio previously offered Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves help in punishing “foreign actors who pose a threat to the country’s cybersecurity.” The stripping of visas from three of the country’s lawmakers who were against Mr. Chaves’ decision to keep China out of 5G development in Costa Rica prompted Mr. Arias’ post in February.

On Tuesday, another opposition lawmaker was stripped of her visa, reported Reuters.

In his February post, Mr. Arias directly addressed America’s policy toward China.

“I have always believed that the United States is ’a nation in search of an enemy.’ Today the enemy is China. Having a supposed enemy has allowed [the U.S.] to feed the arms industry and justifies that today they allocate a trillion dollars (a trillion for Americans) on weapons and soldiers. To this day our government has obeyed, regarding our relationship with China, President Joe Biden’s orders. I hope to God this doesn’t continue with the new tenant in the White House,” Mr. Arias wrote, as translated from Spanish.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.