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.

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

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 nascent diplomacy.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw the seizure of a Venezuelan plane in the Dominican Republic, marking the second such action by the U.S. recently. The move is part of ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Venezuela's Maduro government.

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.

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,