The Biden administration on Wednesday announced sanctions against 21 Venezuelan officials over the wave of political repression following the country’s disputed July 28 election, which incumbent Nicolás Maduro claimed to win despite opposition vote-tracking showing otherwise.

The Biden administration is sanctioning nearly two dozen Venezuelan security and Cabinet officials aligned with President Nicolás Maduro, building on a series of sanctions it has imposed along with other countries following July elections the U.

The White House on Wednesday sanctioned 21 senior officials aligned with Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro for "myriad abuses" following the widely disputed claims that Maduro won reelection this year,

The Biden administration issued new sanctions against Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela on Wednesday, marking four months since he refused to cede power after losing the country’s presidential election.

The US sanctioned 21 officials it said supported Venezuelan President Maduro’s effort to defy results of an election that the country’s opposition say he lost.

The United States imposed sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials following President Maduro's contested reelection. The sanctions target those involved in the crackdown on the opposition after the election,