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.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday oversaw the seizure of a Venezuelan government plane in the Dominican Republic. U.S. authorities had "determined that there is a basis to file a civil forfeiture action to recover the aircraft,

The U.S. government, under President Donald Trump, plans to seize a second aircraft belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s administration, currently located in the Dominican Republic. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to announce the confiscation during his visit to Santo Domingo,

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.

People don’t talk about the Dominican Republic enough and they face a real challenge because of Haiti and the instability next door.”

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.