Trump Bans Entry of Senior Venezuelan Officials, Their Families

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation suspending the entry of senior Venezuelan officials and their families to the U.S., the latest in a series of efforts to oust Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro.

Members and immediate relatives of Venezuela’s rubber-stamp constituent assembly, as well as military, police and national guard officials at the rank of colonel or above will be halted from entering the U.S. The ban will also apply to those who act on behalf or support Maduro’s regime or derive significant financial benefit from it, according to White House statements.