AFP. — The family of Venezuelan migrant Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez is demanding justice and urgent medical attention, including surgery, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot him in Austin, Texas. Garcés sustained a gunshot wound to his upper back on Sunday in another incident that has drawn attention to the immigration enforcement […]
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Wilber Garcés, 28, was hospitalized after reporting loss of mobility and sensation on the left side of his body. His attorney also reported that guards placed him in isolation and handled him roughly during his medical transfer. The Daily Journal.- Immigration authorities transferred Venezuelan migrant Wilber Garcés, who suffered a gunshot wound to the back […]
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EFE.— The U.S. Department of Homeland Security told EFE late Sunday that it is investigating an incident in which an ICE agent shot a Venezuelan migrant in the back, leaving him seriously injured and unable to communicate with his family or attorney. Wilber Rafael Garcés, 28, was inside his vehicle and “in the middle of […]
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EFE.- FBI Director Kash Patel announced Tuesday the capture in Venezuela of the last of the agency’s 10 most wanted fugitives, saying the FBI has now apprehended everyone on that list. “This weekend, we captured in Venezuela a criminal who was on our most wanted list and had been on the run for years,” Patel […]
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The Daily Journal.- Polish state-owned oil company Orlen lost at least US$424 million in a failed deal to acquire six million barrels of Venezuelan crude, in a transaction that involved a US$230 million advance payment, cryptocurrency and a network of intermediaries in Dubai and Venezuela, according to an investigation published by the Financial Times. Orlen’s […]
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The Daily Journal. — The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela said Wednesday that, despite a decline in some forms of repression and the release of hundreds of people detained for political reasons, state structures linked to serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity remain essentially intact. In its latest report and […]
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The Daily Journal.- Venezuela will need an estimated US$21 billion to recover from the earthquakes that struck the country on June 24, according to the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) presented Tuesday in Caracas. The amount covers “measures to build back better, ensure resilience and reduce risk conditions,” UNDP […]
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The Daily Journal.- Vargas Hospital in Caracas received medical equipment and supplies from the U.S.-based organization Project C.U.R.E. as part of a nine-ton shipment valued at nearly $750,000. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Caracas John Barrett announced the donation. They said the shipment includes surgical, trauma, and gynecological equipment, as well as patient transport materials, respiratory […]
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The Daily Journal.— Authorities relocated more than 86,000 students to different schools in Caracas and other Venezuelan states due to damage caused by the earthquakes that struck on June 24, acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Monday during the start of the new academic year. “We relocated them so that everyone can attend classes,” Rodríguez said […]
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The Daily Journal.- A Venezuelan delegation led by Hydrocarbons Minister Paula Henao will attend the G20 energy summit in Houston, Texas, at the invitation of the Trump administration. PDVSA Executive Vice President Jovanny Martínez will also attend the meeting, which will bring together energy ministers from the world’s leading economic powers. The delegation will participate […]
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