T he United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 16 Venezuelan officials aligned with embattled President Nicolas Maduro ...

Among those targeted for sanctions ... of aggression by the United States against Venezuela in imposing unilaterally coercive, illegitimate and illegal measures on officials of the state." ...

The announcement of the arrests comes just two days after the US imposed sanctions on 16 allies of Venezuela's president ...

The United Nations accuses the Maduro government for a wave of violence that led to a growing new wave of exodus from Venezuela.