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Venezuelan Man Released From El Salvador After Possibly Being Deported Over Tattoo
Miami New Times - Florida
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After spending more than 120 days inside a notorious prison in El Salvador, Luis Carlos José Marcano Silva was among the scores of Venezuelan migrants released to their native country on Friday as part of a three-nation prisoner exchange. In...
The case of Dahud Hanid Ortiz, a US-Venezuelan citizen brought home in Trump’s prisoner swap
Newstalk ZB
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July 25, 2025
It’s been nearly a week since Dahud Hanid Ortiz, sentenced by a Venezuelan court to 30 years in prison for a gruesome triple murder, was last seen publicly - grinning triumphantly as he arrived in Texas, having been freed through an expansive deal...
Trump vows to launch ‘Operation Aurora’ to deal with Venezuela prison gang if elected
The Gazette - Colorado
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In Aurora for a campaign stop on Friday, former President Donald Trump blasted the Biden administration’s handling of illegal immigration, which he said contributed to the Venezuelan gang problem in Colorado’s third-most populous city. Trump took...
Venezuela offers condolences to Việt Nam over Ha Long Bay boat tragedy
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — The Venezuelan government has extended its heartfelt condolences to Việt Nam after the tragic sinking of the Wonder Sea tourist boat in Ha Long Bay, which left 37 people dead and others still missing. In a message shared on social media,...
What caused the Concorde Air France crash? 25 years on from the tragedy that set supersonic travel back decades
The Independent
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July 24, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Destination: Africa - Is it legal for US to deport foreign criminals to the continent?
BBC
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August 1, 2025
ShareSave Military planes have been used to fly migrants from the US, including to Honduras in January The US administration has turned to the African continent as another destination to deport migrants who it says are convicted criminals. While...
Venezuela releases jailed Americans in exchange for migrants deported to El Salvador by US
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 20, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela on Friday released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration's...
Chair spreads GCU entrepreneurial brand to El Salvador
GCU Today
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July 31, 2025
GCU Chair of Entrepreneurship Tim Kelley (center) is seated among program participants as they hoist their Develop Your Model of Entrepreneurship certificates in Colombia. Tim Kelley’s annual summer trip to South and Central America included a...
Biden Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Terminating Deportation Protections For Thousands Of Migrants
The Daily Caller
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August 1, 2025
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for tens of thousands of migrants from Central America and Asia. Judge Trina Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...
Trump’s travel ban to delay return to campus for dozens of international students: Goff
The GW Hatchet - Washington D.C.
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July 24, 2025
Dozens of international students from countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are bracing for delayed returns to campus or requesting to defer their enrollment, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Student Success Jay Goff told the...
Mother, 2 kids killed in West Jordan blaze had come from Venezuela in search of better life
KSL - Utah
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WEST JORDAN — The mother and two children killed in the West Jordan house fire allegedly set by the kids' father had moved to Utah from Venezuela in search of a better life, like many immigrants. "She wanted a better life for her children, a...
Repatriated Venezuelans Denounce ‘Abuse and Torture’ in El Salvador’s CECOT Mega Prison
Venezuelanalysis
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July 23, 2025
252 men were recently released from CECOT following a successful negotiation led by the Maduro government. (Getty Images) Caracas, July 23, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – A group of Venezuelan men forcibly deported from the US and detained in El...
Do Not Travel to Venezuela, State Department Warns Americans
The Epoch Times
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July 23, 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 22, 2021. Matias Delacroix/AP Photo American citizens must not travel to Venezuela because they face an “extremely high” risk of being wrongfully detained by the country’s regime,...
Nayib Bukele Celebrates Release of Americans Detained in Venezuela: 'They Ran Out of Hostages'
Breitbart
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July 23, 2025
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele said on Monday that the regime of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro lost its “most powerful blackmail tool” with the release of the last ten Americans known to have been unjustly detained in Venezuela....
Venezuela frees 10 Americans in exchange for deported migrants amid three-country deal
KABB - Texas
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela on Friday released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s...
Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison?
The Texas Tribune
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by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, Alianza Rebelde Investiga and Cazadores de Fake News Published July 23, 2025We’ve compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador. To do so, ProPublica, The...
Triple Murderer Among Americans Repatriated by Trump From Venezuela in Prisoner Swap
Newsweek
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July 23, 2025
The Trump administration has long insisted that America should not be a haven for criminals. Last week, it brought one home. Dahud Hanid Ortiz — a Venezuelan-born American citizen and former U.S. Marine convicted of a brutal triple murder in Spain...
Going for it! I earned a competitive travel scholarship and landed in Kathmandu
Florida International University
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July 23, 2025
Honors College student Mia Vallenilla, majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on political science, recently returned from FIU’s inaugural study abroad trip to Nepal. She made the journey with the financial help of the prestigious...
Venezuela releases jailed Americans
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 19, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans on Friday in exchange for scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, officials said. The complex,...
Consul suggests Orlando travel alert, city assesses community center damage, and judge denies Epstein records ask
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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July 23, 2025
Good evening, Central Florida. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Your Weather Planner As low pressure drifts west on Thursday, our rain coverage will decrease, but...