Since 2005. the United States has imposed sanctions on Venezuelan individuals and entities that have engaged in criminal, antidemocratic, and/or corrupt actions. The Trump Administration expanded U.S. sanctions beyond individually targeted sanctions to include broader financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, and sanctions on the government of Nicolas Maduro. Those sanctions failed to dislodge Maduro and contributed to an economic crisis in the country that has prompted 7.7 million Venezuelans to flee. The Biden Administration has sought to leverage sanctions relief to incentivize Maduro to allow presidential elections in 2024 to be as free and fair as possible, but the Venezuelan government has thus far continued to bar opposition primary winner Maria Corina Machado from miming.