📰 NEWS | Trump Administration Ends TPS for 250,000 Venezuelan Migrants Amid Escalating US–Venezuela Tensions
The Trump administration has announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 250,000 Venezuelan migrants. Beneficiaries must leave the US by Sept. 10 or face deportation.
The move comes as Washington intensifies pressure on Caracas, including a lethal US military strike on a vessel allegedly linked to Venezuela, the first such operation under new “Foreign Terrorist Organization” designations.
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📰 NEWS | US Denies Reports of Venezuelan Migrant Death at ‘Inhumane’ Alligator Alcatraz Facility
The Department of Homeland Security denied claims that Luis Rivas Velásquez died at the Florida-based ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention facility. Rivas’ partner alleges he was denied care despite serious symptoms. His lawyers report he suffered a medical emergency and disappeared for 48 hours amid a hunger strike and poor conditions.
The site, run by Florida’s emergency authorities in partnership with ICE, has drawn scrutiny for overcrowded cages, contaminated food, and lack of medical attention. Rights groups and the family are demanding transparency and proof of life.
🖇️ Full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/us-denies-reports-of-venezuelan-migrant-death-at-inhumane-alligator-alcatraz-facility/
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🖊 COLUMN | Trump 2.0 on Venezuela: The Maximum Pressure Has Been Against Migrants
As US sanctions persist and migrants are criminalized, Clodovaldo Hernández examines Trump's seemingly aimless strategy towards Caracas.
In five months, 252 Venezuelans were deported and jailed in El Salvador under Trump’s renewed pressure campaign. Even migrants with TPS, visas, or parole have been targeted.
Trump has not recognized María Corina Machado or Edmundo González Urrutia, but has reinstated sanctions and restricted Chevron’s operations.
🔗 Read the full VA column by Clodovaldo Hernández here: https://shorturl.at/dGvxt
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📰 NEWS | Maduro Gov’t Calls for the Return of 18 Venezuelan Children ‘Abducted’ in the US
Caracas has demanded the immediate return of 18 Venezuelan children held in US foster care after their parents were detained and deported. The Maduro gov’t condemned the family separations and pledged diplomatic efforts to secure their repatriation.
The National Assembly also declared UN rights chief Volker Türk 'persona non grata', accusing him of bias and failing to address migrant abuses. The decision follows a contested UN report that accused the Venezuelan state of rights violations.
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: 252 CECOT Migrants Cleared of ‘Tren de Aragua’ Gang Association
An investigation by Venezuelan authorities found that none of the 252 migrants deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison had any ties to the Tren de Aragua gang. The migrants, sent under a Trump-era policy using the Alien Enemies Act, were held for months without legal access.
One of them, Neiyerver León Rengel, has filed a formal complaint against the US government for wrongful deportation and mistreatment, seeking $1.3 million in damages.
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