Washington (CNN) The United States announced new visa restrictions for "dozens" of officials aligned with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and their family members, the State Department's envoy on Venezuela said Friday. Elliott Abrams also announced additional sanctions against six security officials "associated with the obstruction" of the delivery of humanitarian aid or "violence against those who attempted to deliver the assistance." At least two people were killed and many more injured in a standoff last weekend when Maduro sent troops to the border of Venezuela and Brazil to block a shipment of US aid. Abrams would not offer any details on the visa holders, citing legal restrictions that prevent him from listing the people involved or even how many of them would be affected. The move follows earlier Trump administration steps to impose visa restrictions against other officials associated with Maduro.

Source: CNN March 01, 2019 21:11 UTC