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Alex Saab to plead guilty in money laundering case, AP reports

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.— Former Venezuelan Industries Minister Alex Saab plans to plead guilty Tuesday before a federal court in Miami in a money laundering case involving government food-import contracts, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Saab, 54, will appear before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams for a change-of-plea hearing, according to court records cited by AP. […]

U.S. deports former GNB Colonel Rafael Quero Silva to Venezuela, accused of torturing opposition members

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

EFE.- The United States deported Rafael José Quero Silva to Venezuela, a former colonel in the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) accused of participating in the detention and torture of dozens of political opponents during Nicolás Maduro’s government. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Quero Silva in South Florida in February 2025. He served in the […]

Maiquetía’s gradual reopening to begin with 30% of flights

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía will resume operations for between 30% and 33% of international flights starting September 1. Transportation Minister Francisco Garcés confirmed that authorities will reopen the airport gradually while repair work continues on facilities damaged by the earthquakes that struck on June 24. Before the earthquakes damaged the […]

United States resumes deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants

August 5, 2026August 5, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.— The United States resumed deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants on Monday after suspending the program following the June 24 earthquakes. According to official information released by the government repatriation program, Flight No. 165 transported 147 Venezuelans, including 132 men and 15 women. Authorities from the national and regional governments received the deportees […]

ICE arrests former Venezuelan soccer captain after TPS termination

August 1, 2026August 1, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a former captain of a Miami college soccer team at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Venezuelan nationals ended. She has an active asylum application. ICE agents stopped 28-year-old Claudia Carolina Rodríguez Caglianone as she went through the […]

U.S. Judge postpones Alex Saab hearing for 30 days at defense’s request

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

EFE.— A federal judge in Miami has postponed for 30 days the hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday for former Venezuelan minister and Colombian businessman Alex Saab, whom U.S. authorities identify as an alleged frontman for ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, following a request from his defense team. Judge Enjolique A. Lett rescheduled the hearing to […]