The United States will impose a 25% tariff on imports from any country that purchases oil products from Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced Monday, saying that move seeks to penalize Caracas’ socialist regime for deliberately sending tens of thousands of criminals to the U.

President Donald Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on any nation that imports crude oil from Venezuela, expanding the administration’s recent economic pressure on the country. In a post to Truth Social shared Monday,

President Donald Trump said countries that purchase oil and gas from Venezuela will face a 25% tariff on the trade those nations have with the U.S. Trump said the tariff will take effect April 2. The president accused Venezuela of sending gang members to the U.S.