Trump administration moves to end deportation protections for 348,000 Venezuelans
Washington DC, US/Maraciabo, Venezuela Reuters US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday moved to remove protection against deportation from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the US, part of President Donald Trump’s expanding immigration crackdown. The decision means about 348,000 Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status, more than half of all Venezuelans in the program, […]
Trump says Venezuela agrees to receive illegal migrants captured in US
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuela has agreed to receive all Venezuelan illegal migrants captured in the United States and provide for their transportation back. “Venezuela has agreed to receive, back into their country, all Venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the US, including gang members of […]
Postcards: Venezuelan migrants long for home as Maduro starts new term
ALICIA FERNANDEZ, CAMILO COHECHA, RODRIGO GUTIERREZ and JORGE VEGA, of Reuters, report on the plight of Venezuelans displaced from their home…
Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in as US raises reward for his capture, opposition delays return
Reuters Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a six-month-long election dispute, international calls for him to stand aside and an increase in the US reward offered for his capture. Maduro, President since […]
Venezuela opposition leader Machado freed after being briefly detained, movement says
Caracas/Maracay, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was freed on Thursday after a brief detention, her Vente Venezuela movement said on social media. Machado was detained after an anti-government march in Caracas, her first public appearance in months, amid gunshots, the movement said, adding that during her detention she was forced to film […]
Venezuela’s opposition decry arrests ahead of anti-Maduro protests
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Venezuelan opposition parties and NGOs decried the arrests of a prominent press freedom activist and a well-known opposition figure, among others, ahead of planned protests against Friday’s inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term. The opposition Popular Will party said on X late on Tuesday that at least 19 people […]
Venezuela, Paraguay break relations over Pena’s support for opposition; Gonzalez meets with Biden
Caracas, Venezuela/Asuncion, Paraguay Reuters Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with Paraguay on Monday, with Paraguay expelling Venezuela’s diplomats in the country in return, a day after Paraguayan President Santiago Pena expressed support for Venezuela’s opposition. Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Asuncion, Paraguay, on 21st August, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Cesar Olmedo/File […]
Venezuela opposition leader to travel to Argentina ahead of planned Maduro inauguration
Reuters Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who says he resoundingly won a July presidential election but has been living in Spain after a warrant was issued for his arrest, said on Thursday he will travel to Argentina this weekend. Gonzalez’s “international tour” comes days ahead of the planned 10th January inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro […]
Venezuela opposition adviser holed up in Argentine residence calls it “prison”
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters The Argentine diplomatic residence in Caracas, where five members of the Venezuelan opposition are staying to avoid arrest, has become a “prison,” one opposition member staying there said on Saturday. The residence has been without power for more than a month, Magalli Meda, adviser to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, said on […]
Venezuela releases dozens of detainees arrested after July’s contested election
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday that they have released 103 people this week who had been arrested amid anti-government protests following last July’s contested presidential election. President Nicolas Maduro was proclaimed the winner of the 28th July vote by the government-aligned electoral authority and supreme court even though both bodies have refused […]