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Venezuelan opposition leaders and civil society groups said that the government released 13 people jailed in a crackdown by the government of President Nicolás Maduro following last year’s disputed elections. Venezuelan authorities did not immediately confirm the releases.
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Bolsonaro is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling about an alleged coup attempt and learned Wednesday he might face another case as police formally accused him and one of his son of obstruction of justice
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The "Teleport to Venezuela" virtual reality experience offers Venezuelans living abroad the opportunity to journey through some of the country's major cities, heart of rural areas and the breathtaking natural beauties. It is an emotional experience for expats — particularly at this uncertain time.
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President Donald Trump says he will place a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela. He says he'll also place new tariffs on Venezuela itself.
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Six American prisoners — including a nurse from Florida — came home from Venezuela in late January, after an unusual visit by a Trump administration official. At their Venezuelan prison, the guards wore name tags that read “Hitler” and “Demon” and covered their faces with ski masks. They were confined to cement cells, beaten, pepper-sprayed and subjected to what one prisoner called “psychological torture.”
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called for the return of the Venezuelan migrants sent by the U.S. to El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele said they were transferred to a mega-prison.
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The Trump administration's decision will affect thousands of legal immigrants in South Florida who qualified for the 'humanitarian parole" program created by the administration of former President Joe Biden.
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On Jan. 26, large-scale arrests began, angering many local officials and civil leaders who have created programs to shield and help the island’s immigrants as authorities step up raids to a scale never before seen in Puerto Rico.
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COMMENTARY If President Trump hopes to replicate Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian conquest of the judiciary, tiny El Salvador may have a large effect on America's democratic future.
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A “withhold release order” had been issued in 2022 for raw sugar and sugar products made by Central Romana over allegations of forced labor in the Dominican Republic. The company is partly owned by the Fanjul family — sugar barons based in West Palm Beach who have been influential in U.S. politics for decades.
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The Honduran musician, one of the most recognized proponents of a Caribbean culture dating to the 17th century, died Monday in an airplane crash.
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Weekend flights by U.S. immigration authorities set off a frantic scramble among terrified families after hundreds of immigrants disappeared from the government's online locator for detainees.