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US Intelligence Refutes Trump Claims on Tren de Aragua

Memo states gang is not directly tied to Maduro government, unlikely a national security threat

(Newser) - To justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act, which he's used to deport hundreds of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador, President Trump claimed the US was under invasion by a hostile foreign nation. He said Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang controlled by Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro,...

Papua New Guinea's First Saint Was Betrayed by His Brother

Pope paves the way for 3 canonizations

(Newser) - Though doctors prescribed two months of rest after his case of double pneumonia, Pope Francis isn't sitting idle behind the Vatican walls, the Vatican said Tuesday. He has regular physical and respiratory therapy—"which means his voice is also improving"—is able to work at his desk,...

Trump Plans to Punish Venezuelan Energy Customers

The nations will face 25% charge on goods entering US, post says

(Newser) - Countries that buy or sell gasoline from Venezuela soon will be looking at a 25% tariff on goods they export to the US, President Trump said in a social media post Monday. The move appears to be punishment for what reasons that Trump said include sending thousands of criminal migrants,...

Critics Decry 'Cruel' DHS Move Against 532K Immigrants

Homeland Security to revoke legal protections for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month. The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States...

Man Deported to Megaprison Was No Gang Member: Lawyer

'This is the most shocking thing that I've ever seen happen to one of our clients'

(Newser) - The White House says the 200 Venezuelan citizens flown to El Salvador Saturday in defiance of a judge's order are part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. But a lawyer for one of the men says he's actually an LGBTQ+ artist who sought refuge in the US...

Trump Lawyer, Judge Have Tense Clash Over Deportations

Administration tries to get federal judge removed from case

(Newser) - A Trump administration lawyer repeatedly refused to answer questions in detail in court late Monday about the deportation of immigrants over the weekend, and some of the answers he did give left the judge incredulous. In a Washington courtroom, US District Judge James Boasberg asked the Justice Department lawyer why...

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What to Know About the Tren de Aragua Gang

Venezuelan gang in the news amid deportation controversy in the US

(Newser) - The Tren de Aragua gang is very much in the news, thanks to the Trump administration's deportation of alleged members . The White House says nearly 300 members of the gang were arrested over the weekend and flown to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798— despite a...

'Oopsie, Too Late': Behind a New Deportation Controversy

White House denies it violated judge's ruling on Venezuelans flown out of the country

(Newser) - Sunday saw one of the most dramatic developments yet on the deportation front: President Trump invoked a rarely used law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador. The move came after a federal judge issued a ruling against the deportations and ordered that any planes carrying the immigrants out of...

Despite Judge's Order, US Flies Out Scores of Venezuelans

El Salvador's president mocks court after flight arrives

(Newser) - Despite a judge's order barring the Trump administration from carrying out its planned deportations—and an admonition to have planes that had already left turn around—hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants were flown to El Salvador, officials said Sunday. "We sent over 250 alien enemy members of Tren de...

Venezuelans Sue Trump Over Lost Legal Protections

They say rescinding TPS protections extended by Biden is unprecedented and illegal

(Newser) - Venezuelans with temporary legal protections allowing them to live and work in the US are suing President Trump, alleging his administration has illegally stripped them of those protections due to racial hostility. Before leaving office, President Biden extended Temporary Protected Status for 600,000 Venezuelans who are unable to return...

Investigators Think Maduro Borrowed a Lethal Putin Tactic

Venezuelan leader accused of ordering murder of a political enemy on foreign soil

(Newser) - The footage from security cameras inside an apartment building in Chile depict what looks like a straightforward arrest: As the New York Times reports, it shows three men in police uniform escorting their handcuffed prisoner away in the middle of the night. But Chilean authorities say it's not what...

Trump Envoy Gets Venezuela to Release 6 Americans

Some worry the negotiations send the wrong message about a government the US doesn't recognize

(Newser) - Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the US. The AP...

Venezuelan Opposition Chief 'Violently Intercepted': Allies

But Maria Corina Machado says she's now safe after alleged abduction at Caracas protest

(Newser) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attended a protest Thursday in Caracas, a day ahead of the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, but it didn't go seamlessly: Machado's team says the 57-year-old was kidnapped during that demonstration, though she's apparently safe now. The...

Venezuela Puts Up Reward for Rival Candidate's Location

Edmundo González maintains he defeated Nicolás Maduro

(Newser) - Venezuela's government on Thursday announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Edmundo González, the opposition candidate who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year's election. The announcement came eight days before Venezuela's next presidential term is to begin,...

'Hospital' for Misfit Toys Keeps Joy Going for a New Generation

Venezuelan nonprofit gives outgrown playthings a makeover, donates them to vulnerable kids

(Newser) - The doll's golden curls are intact, and soon her head is, too. One by one, the toys that show the wear and tear of love are restored for the holidays: sewed and combed, stuffed and dressed. From Barbie dolls to a Kung Fu Panda character with a paw raised...

US Recognizes 'President-Elect' of Venezuela

Edmundo González earned the most votes, US says, though Nicolas Maduro claims victory

(Newser) - The US government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the "president-elect" of the South American country on Tuesday, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July election. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized González in a post on X in which he...

US Won't Renew Legal Status for Many Venezuelan Migrants

Program was intended to reduce illegal border crossings

(Newser) - Thousands of migrants from Venezuela who entered the US under a Biden administration program since October 2022 are nearing the end of their stay. The Department of Homeland Security has decided against offering them extensions beyond the original two years, CBS News reports. The CHNV sponsorship program let the migrants...

Maduro Declares Christmas Will Be in October

It's not the first time Venezuelan leader has done that

(Newser) - Amid ongoing fallout from Venezuela's contested July presidential election, the country's authoritarian leader made what the Guardian refers to as a "curious announcement" during his weekly television show Monday. "September smells like Christmas!" he said (to, per CNN , the "apparent delight" of his audience)....

US Government Seizes Maduro's Plane

Feds say it was illegally smuggled out of US

(Newser) - The US government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws, the Justice Department said Monday. US officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the US, the AP reports. The plane...

Five-Time Olympian Is Found Dead in Las Vegas

Police say former Venezuelan cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos appears to have choked on food

(Newser) - A five-time Olympian cyclist and one of the most famous athletes in her native Venezuela has died in Las Vegas at age 50, reports the Guardian . An investigation is continuing, but police suspect Daniela Larreal Chirinos choked to death on food in her apartment. Co-workers reported her missing when she...

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