Sep 05 Deported Venezuelan mothers ask Melania Trump for help reuniting with their children By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press A group of Venezuelan mothers and grandmothers is appealing to first lady Melania Trump to help them see their children and grandchildren again. Members of the group, backed by Venezuela’s government, say they sent Trump a letter seeking her assistance last month. Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: Trump says boat near Venezuela targeted by U.S. ‘had massive amounts of drugs’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday justified a lethal U.S. strike on a Venezuelan vessel. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: U.S. carried out strike on drug-carrying vessel that left from Venezuela, Trump says By Aamer Madhani, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela. Continue reading
Sep 01 Maduro vows a ‘republic in arms’ if U.S. forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela By Associated Press Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in arms” if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean. Continue reading
Aug 29 Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans By Janie Har, Associated Press It is unclear what effect Friday’s ruling will have on the estimated 350,000 Venezuelans whose protections expired in April. Protections for another group of 250,000 Venezuelans are set to expire Sept. 10. Continue reading
Aug 29 Why is the U.S. deploying warships to South America? 4 things to know By Regina Garcia Cano, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, with the expected arrival of more vessels to the area next week. Continue reading
Aug 29 14,000 U.S.-bound migrants have returned south since Trump’s border changes, UN says By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press A report reveals that over 14,000 migrants, mainly Venezuelans, have reversed their journey to the U.S. and headed back south since U.S. President Donald Trump took office. Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face U.S. drug charges By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The Trump administration is offering a $50 million reward for Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 5:28 Former Venezuelan detainees speak out about abuse in El Salvador’s mega-prison By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn In July, a three-country deal released 238 Venezuelan migrants the Trump administration had rounded up and sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. Now, some of the freed men are speaking out about the physical and psychological abuse they… Continue watching
Jul 23 ‘It is hell’: Migrants returning to Venezuela describe life in El Salvador prison where U.S. sent them By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Venezuelan migrants imprisoned for months in El Salvador under a U.S. immigration crackdown have reunited with their families. Continue reading