Former Costa Rican president and Nobel Peace laureate Oscar Arias said he was stripped of his US visa, prompting him to brand the country under Donald Trump an autocracy. Advertisement The two-time president won the Nobel in 1987 for his efforts to end civil wars in Central America. The former president said he was notified via email on Tuesday morning of the cancellation of his tourist and business visa. The reason was not fully clear, but Arias has been an outspoken critic of Trump’s migrant deportation policies and tariff wars. Oscar Arias speaks during a press conference in San Jose on Wednesda. He was notified via email on Tuesday morning of the cancellation of his tourist and business visa. Photo: AFP He has also criticised current Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves, who has close ties with the Trump administration and whom Arias accuses of taking orders from Washington.