(CNN) The United States sanctioned two individuals tied to Nicolas Maduro's regime, including his foreign minister, on Friday -- the latest effort by the Trump administration to force the Venezuelan leader to step down.

The US Treasury Department designated Jorge Arreaza, the minister of foreign affairs, and Carol Bealexis Padilla de Arretureta, a judge who was, according to the State Department, "associated with the March 21 detainment of Interim President Juan Guaido's Chief of Staff Roberto Marrero."

"The United States will not stand by and watch as the illegitimate Maduro regime starves the Venezuelan people of their wealth, humanity, and right to democracy," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. "Treasury will continue to target corrupt Maduro insiders, including those tasked with conducting diplomacy and carrying out justice on behalf of this illegitimate regime."

In a statement, the State Department accused Arreaza of being "at the forefront of the former Maduro regime's attempts within the international community to thwart the democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people."

"Padilla's designation is a reminder that the ongoing detention of Roberto Marrero and the acts of intimidation against President Guaido and his supporters by the former Maduro regime will have consequences. We demand his immediate release," the statement said.

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