Latest Venezuela News

The Latest: Trump wants to send immigrants who are in the US illegally to Guantanamo Bay
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 immigrants who are living illegally in the United States. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of theft and violent crimes would have to be...

Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some at risk of being removed from the country in about two months. ...

Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
TRES BOCAS, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands. According to...

US rejects Venezuelan President Maduro's reelection, but keeps financial lifeline for his government
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Things seemed to be looking up for Venezuela in 2022. Following years of authoritarian rule and withering economic sanctions, President Nicolás Maduro had agreed to work toward a democratic presidential election. The White House, in return, granted him a financial...
Italy's government discusses the case of an Italian citizen detained in Venezuela without charges
ROME (AP) — The Italian government met on Friday to discuss the case of an Italian national arrested in Venezuela two months ago and held without formal charges, the premier’s office said in a statement. Foreign minister Antonio Tajani and the Italian Embassy in Caracas have been...

Ferreira, Neal and Tolkin to miss US friendly against Venezuela
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Forward Jesús Ferreira and defenders Jalen Neal and John Tolkin left U.S. training camp ahead of Saturday's friendly against Venezuela. Ferreira will rejoin Seattle to regain fitness, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Wednesday. Neal has...
Venezuela accuses opposition of coordinating attacks on diplomatic facilities in 5 countries
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic facilities in five nations. Foreign Minister Yvan Gil in a statement said the vandalism was coordinated by...

Venezuela's opposition supporters grapple with hope and disappointment after Maduro is sworn in
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro left his opponents to grapple with with conflicting feelings of hope and disappointment on Saturday, pondering why the self-described socialist leader could not be stopped despite credible evidence that he had lost...

Venezuela latest: Maduro sworn in for third term as global backlash and sanctions mount
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term Friday despite international condemnation of his recent reelection as illegitimate, as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on opponents. The country's...

An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI
MIAMI (AP) — A former Green Beret accused of plotting an invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try to overthrow Nicolás Maduro lashed out Friday at the CIA and FBI, claiming they sabotaged his efforts to oust the leftist leader. His lawyers asserted that he had the Trump administration’s support...
