It appears that the Trump administration is ready to add Venezuela to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. That’s welcome news in South Florida, where thousands of refugees of Nicolas Maduro’s regime live in exile.

The designation would place Venezuela on a list reserved for governments repeatedly accused of being “a state sponsor of terrorism,” like Iran, North Korea, Syria and Sudan. Cuba fought and won removal from the list in 2016 during the Obama administration.

Does Venezuela really qualify as a top danger to America? Yes, according to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

Rubio and two Senate colleagues lobbied Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to put the designation on Venezuela, highlighting the regime’s links to U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations.

The sanction would be a strong, solid move by the Trump administration against a Latin American strongman who is ruining his country. Maduro is a menace, that is clear.

The designation would limit U.S. assistance to Venezuela and tighten the economic noose by prohibiting financial transactions between the United States and Venezuela.

Unfortunately, the new status would worsen the already terrible conditions of the Venezuelan people — and those of neighboring Colombia, which is experiencing the brunt of absorbing nearly 1 million Venezuelans fleeing their homeland.

The president has even hinted that military intervention might be the only way to pry Maduro from power. That’s a threat that should not be made lightly, nor a step that this administration should take.

However, stepping up the pressure on Venezuela would be the right move.

Miami Herald