United States – Alice Wells, the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, said in a statement that the US hopes "to see rapid action – the lifting of the restrictions and the release of those who have been detained". She added that the US is "concerned by widespread detentions, including those of politicians and business leaders, and the restrictions on the residents of Jammu and Kashmir".[103] US lawmakers Ilhan Omar,[104] Rashida Tlaib[105] and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[106] have also called for an end to the communications blockade.