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Joseph Humeyer, Executive Director at the Center for a Secure and Free Society, explained that when Chevron’s exemption was continued under the Biden administration, it was met with criticism from the Venezuelan opposition. They believed it provided Maduro with "oxygen" to repress his people further. Trump’s revocation serves as a punitive measure against Maduro, reinforcing the narrative that he will not tolerate a regime that fails to communicatively engage with the U.S. on critical issues like migrant deportations.