(Above: Brave gay Tanzanians face 30 year prison sentences for being gay.)

From NY Post: A powerful Tanzanian government official responsible for sweeping anti-gay crackdowns, surveillance squads and arrests of homosexuals has been banned from the United States.

On Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted out the news, saying, "Today we designated Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Paul Christian Makonda as ineligible to enter the U.S. for his involvement in gross violations of humanrights. We are deeply concerned over deteriorating respect for human rights and rule of law in Tanzania."

Homosexuality is illegal in Tanzania and punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

In 2018, Makonda, the regional commissioner of Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam, announced the creation of an anti-gay surveillance squad and went on television to urge people to spy on neighbors and report homosexuals to a phone hotline. (For the complete article, Click Here.)