Three judges of the International Criminal Court have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in a federal court in Manhattan, alleging that sanctions imposed on them last year targeted their financial and personal interests. The judges—Kimberly Prost of Canada, Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, and Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Benin—accuse the former U.S. president of exerting extrajudicial pressure.

According to the complaint, the sanctions were a response to prior judicial decisions, including the issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the decision to open a war crimes investigation involving U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The judges claim these measures were intended as punishment for their judicial actions.

The report notes that U.S. sanctions can severely restrict a person’s ability to conduct daily activities, including banking with U.S.-linked institutions and using online services such as Amazon and Google. Such restrictions can make it difficult for affected individuals to receive payments from employers or travel internationally.