U.S. Removes Sanctions On Venezuela Acting President Delcy Rodríguez
OFAC removed Rodríguez from the sanctions list, enabling access to blocked assets after Maduro's Jan. 3 capture and extradition to New York.
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Overview
The U.S. on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website.
The move follows the Jan. 3 capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife by U.S. forces in Caracas and previous U.S. recognition of Rodríguez as Venezuela's head of state in legal and diplomatic settings.
Rodríguez wrote on her Telegram channel that she values President Donald Trump's decision as a step toward normalizing and strengthening relations between the two countries.
Rodríguez and her brother were added to the Treasury's sanctions list in September 2018, and the country's high court ordered her to serve up to 90 days with a possible six-month extension.
Removing Rodríguez from the Specially Designated Nationals list will allow access to certain blocked assets and dealings with U.S.-based enterprises, and Treasury in March authorized PDVSA to sell oil to U.S. companies and global markets.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame this coverage as skeptical of the new U.S.-backed leadership by highlighting legal ambiguity and power dynamics. They use charged verbs ('captured'), emphasize court rulings and family ties, and stress unresolved legal status while offering few pro-Rodríguez perspectives—creating a narrative of contested legitimacy rather than endorsement.