Oct 18 U.S. eases oil and gold sanctions on Venezuela after electoral roadmap signed By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The move comes in response to Venezuela's government and a faction of its opposition formally agreeing to work together to reach a series of basic conditions for the next presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 18 U.S. resumes deportation flights to Venezuela By Valerie Gonzalez, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press A flight of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. under new measures by the Biden administration has landed outside the South American country's capital. Continue reading
Oct 05 Biden administration will soon resume deporting migrants to Venezuela, officials say By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press The resumption of deportation flights comes not long after the administration increased protected status for Venezuelans who arrived to the U.S. before July 31, and is the latest effort to deal with swelling numbers of migrants amid increasing pressure to slow… Continue reading
Sep 29 Mexico’s president slams U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba By Associated Press President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Friday as the first of two high-level meetings between U.S. and Mexican officials got underway at the State Department in Washington. Continue reading
Sep 23 Granting of temporary legal status for Venezuelan migrants draws mixed reactions By Regina Garcia Cano, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Biden administration's grant of temporary legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans already in the U.S. may complicate its messaging abroad. Critics say it encourages others to come, but others say Venezuelans will come with or without prospects for temporary… Continue reading
Sep 21 U.S. allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Biden administration says it's granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere. Continue reading
Sep 20 UN rights experts report a rise of efforts in Venezuela to curtail democracy ahead of 2024 election By Associated Press A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights violations in Venezuela says the South American country's government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms with use of threats, surveillance and harassment. Continue reading
May 29 South America’s presidents meet in Brazil for the first regional summit in 9 years By Carla Bridi, Associated Press Analysts say Lula senses an opportunity for integration because of the political affinities of the region's current governments and appears to want to test leaders' willingness to cooperate through a revived Union of South American Nations, or Unasur. Continue reading
Dec 30 Venezuelan opposition strips Juan Guaidó of ‘presidential’ role By Camille Rodriguez Montilla, Manuel Rueda, Associated Press The vote reflects a changing balance of power within the opposition, which is trying to find new ways to connect with voters ahead of the nation's presidential election. Continue reading
Dec 05 Former Miami congressman David Rivera arrested in Venezuela probe By Joshua Goodman, Terry Spencer, Associated Press A former Miami Republican congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela's socialist government has been arrested in connection to an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Continue reading