The United States has lifted sanctions on Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez. Those named on the list have their assets in the United States blocked and US nationals are barred from doing business from them. "As President Trump has said, Delcy Rodríguez is doing a great job and is working with the United States very well," Kelly added. Opposition activists in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, however, were critical of the move, arguing that the US should exert pressure on Rodríguez to release all political prisoners still held in the country's jails. And while the National Assembly has passed an amnesty law and hundreds of detainees have been freed, prisoners' rights group Foro Penal says that almost 500 political prisoners remain behind bars.

Source: The Star April 02, 2026 14:21 UTC