Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday supervised the seizure of a second aircraft belonging to Venezuela's leftist government in less than a year.

The Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.

The aircraft was handed over to the US authorities in the presence of State Secretary Marco Rubio, who is known for being a staunch opponent of Latin America’s leftist authoritarians like Venezuelan P

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday supervised the seizure of a second aircraft belonging to Venezuela's leftist government in less than a year, showing a hard line despite

The announcement is expected to be made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his visit to Dominican Republic, the final stop of his five-nation tour of Central America

The Trump administration is set to announce it has formally seized a Venezuelan government plane that’s been held in the Dominican Republic since last year, a move that may complicate efforts to cooperate on deportations.

The US on Thursday seized a second aircraft belonging to the Venezuelan government in less than a year during a visit to the Dominican Republic by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, despite nascent diplomacy with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government on behalf of the United States on Thursday.

The U.S. has confiscated a jet owned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Dominican Republic. This action comes as Senator Marco Rubio is touring Central America, highlighting growing tensions between the U.