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Trump Imposes New Curbs on Venezuela to Force Maduro Out
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Order includes freeze on Venezuelan assets, bans on U.S. entry
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U.S. move is latest in Trump campaign to secure Maduro ouster
President Donald Trump imposed further sanctions on Venezuela, freezing the government’s assets in the U.S. and adding immigration restrictions in a move aimed at stepping up pressure on the regime of Nicolas Maduro.
Property belonging to the Venezuelan government “may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in,” Trump said in an executive order released late Monday by the White House. The U.S. will also block entry into the U.S. by any Venezuelan citizen determined to have assisted or acted on Maduro’s behalf.
